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Common Buckwheat - Organic

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$12.50
Item: 8019-B
$44.00
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$125.00
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Fagopyrum esculentum

Annual broadleaf. Up to 4' high. Frost-sensitive. Large-seeded Japanese buckwheat with short maturity will tolerate most conditions, including soil pH as low 4.8. Bees like its abundant nectar. Byzantine Greeks introduced the crop to the Russians in the 7th century; it is known in Russia as grechka or ‘from Greece.’

As a cover crop, seed at 80–120#/acre, 3#/1000 sq ft. As a grain crop, seed at 40–60#/acre, 1-2#/1000 sq ft.

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Quick Details
Outdoor Direct Seeding Time
80-90 days before first frost (for crop), last frost to 4 weeks before first frost (for cover)
Minimum Soil pH
6
Maximum Soil pH
6.5
Lifecycle
annual
Seeding Rate in Pounds per 1000 sq Feet
1-3
Seeding Rate in Pounds per Acre
40-120
Uses
bees, weed control, food, phosphorus scavenger
Pollinator Friendly
Yes
Additional Information

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Organic Seed

We are a MOFGA-certified organic repacker and handler of seed and feed.

None of our seed is treated with fungicides.

Organically grown seed is labeled OG.

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