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Buckwheat

(Fagopyrum esculentum) Buckwheat is native to Southwest Asia and is a multipurpose crop that can be grown as a cover crop to improve soil, as a gorgeous flowering ornamental or an alluring pollinator plant -- and of course the seeds are a densely nutritious food that can be cooked and eaten whole or ground into flour. It is a favorite plant of beekeepers as the blooms hold on the plants for extra long. Buckwheat is known as one of the quickest growing grain crops as it matures to seed before all others. That's why it is a popular choice for short season climates. Buckwheat is not cold tolerant, so it is important to wait until any chance of frost has passed. Ideal germination temperature is 65-90F. The seeds are famously quick to germinate; they should pop in just 2-7 days. Sow seeds 1/2 inch deep. Seeds can be hand or mechanically broadcast across field or bed, no need to carefully sow them. Buckwheat is extremely easy to grow and will thrive as a carefree cover crop, but be sure to water in times of drought as the plants will wilt when very thirsty.

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Rose Red Soba Buckwheat
GS111
$4.00
Rating:
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14 Reviews

Amazing pink blooms in profusion! Grown for incredible flowers, tasty buckwheat seeds, and for feeding beneficial insects! In 1987, the very rare pink buckwheat was taken to Japan from the Himalayan Mountains at an altitude of 12,400 feet by Professor Emeritus Akio Ujihara of Shinshu University. We are told that Takano Co. and Mr. Ujihara further developed this to suit the Japanese climate. Clouds of rose-pink flowers cover this low-maintenance perennial buckwheat. The drought-tolerant flowers are fantastic to attract beneficial pollinators in abundance and add an amazing pop to long-lasting bouquets. Planted en masse, it is as stunning as a field of lavender. Easy to grow, deer resistant, drought tolerant and hardy in much of the U.S.
Takane Ruby Buckwheat
GS115
$4.00
Rating:
97%
20 Reviews
A brilliant, ruby-red flowering superfood from Japan. Pink and red flowering buckwheat is a rare and wondrous pseudo-grain; blankets of pink can be seen blooming high in the Himalayas. In the late 1980s, Akio Ujihara, a professor emeritus from Shinshu University in Japan, collected seeds for a unique flowering buckwheat from Yunnan, China, at about 12,000 feet elevation. The professor selected and perfected this variety, and the signature red blanketed fields can now be found in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Japanese farmers quickly embraced this as a stunning cover crop, much more beautiful than white buckwheat. Tourism in the area to see the pink and red buckwheat fields has skyrocketed. The seeds are ground into a flour for soba noodles and can also be sprouted for a highly nutritious microgreen. In Japan, buckwheat is also brewed into tea and made into cookies. Honey from bees who fed on ruby buckwheat was analyzed by Shinshu University and shown to contain 100 times the antioxidant effect of regular honey.
White Buckwheat
GS104
$3.00
Rating:
94%
7 Reviews
(Fagopyrum esculentum) Tender plant used as a warm-season cover crop. Plant anytime in warm weather; incorporate into soil when flowering begins (4-6 weeks). It can be planted and tilled under several times in a summer. It is well known for adding organic matter to the soil -- and produces delicious and nutritious, edible seeds! Pretty white flowers.
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