Buckwheat
Cover crop · warm season
When to plant
- Sow seeds outdoors about 2 weeks after your average last spring frost.
- Ready to harvest about 35 days after planting.
Smothers weeds fast. Cut within a week of flowering, before it sets seed.
Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.
Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b
Growing basics
Not edible.
- Sun
- Part sun (4–6 hours)
- Spacing
- Broadcast
- Soil temperature
- At least 55°F
- Time to harvest
- About 35 days
- Plant family
- Other
- Seeds keep
- About 3 years
Grow it well
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