Buckwheat Cover Crop

Fagopyrum esculentum Origin: Tibet Improvement status: Cultivated material Seeds per packet: 10 oz Germination tested 11/2024: 98% Life cycle: Annual Buckwheat is an excellent and fast-growing warm-season annual cover-crop. It suppresses weeds, helps retains soil and water, and attracts pollinators and other beneficial insects. Of course its seeds (and sprouts and leaves) are edible too!Our seed comes from Albert Lea Seeds in Albert Lea, Minnesota.