How To Grow Buckwheat In The Garden
Buckwheat has some pretty awesome superpowers for your garden and the soil but it's benefits to pollinators are crucial. Buckwheat is an important honey plant, hives placed on acres of planted buckwheat can produce between 45-445 lbs of honey per acre planted. Cool moist conditions optimize nectar production, and dry, hot conditions lead to a lower range of nectar being collected.
Instructions
- Full sun to partial shade. Sow from 2-4 weeks after the last frost date through the end of August. Frost will kill this half-hardy annual. Sow seeds 2-4cm (1-1½") deep.
Notes
Within ten days of blooming (or at any time before), buckwheat can be cut and turned under to improve soil tilth and add organic matter. The plants can be worked into the soil easily with a garden fork. The succulent plant matter decomposes quickly. Wait two weeks to plant the following crop. Sow from 2-4 weeks after the last frost date through the end of August. Frost will kill this half-hardy annual.