permaculture

[Claude Genest <genest@together.net>]

Good question Momma - I was wondering the same thing this past week when I
noticed volunteer buckwhat coming up - it made it through the winter ! So, I
went ahead and broadcast a bunch three, four days ago, nothing yet and we
had frost last night, and likely tonight - so I'll keep you posted.

Buckwheat is fast growing, attracts beneficials, makes a tasty green while
it's young, and provides plenty of organic material - not a nitorgen fixer
though - bees like it too...

> From: UrthMomma@aol.com
> Reply-To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:39:11 EDT
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching
> 
> In a message dated 4/22/02 7:04:37 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> genest@together.net writes:
> 
>> f you put in a fast growing cover crop ( I love buckwheat)
>> you'll shade out errant weed seeds and increase fertility, and give
> yourself
>> more mulch which will increase fertility which diminishes the need for
>> "weeds" to colonize anyway...works like a charm.....
> 
> Question on buckwheat -- how long after last frost date should it be 
> planted?
> Last year we had a late frost that knocked out the first buckwheat planting
> and the second planting about 3 weeks later never did take off.
> 
> What recommendations do you have on use of buckwheat as a cover crop ?
> 
> Sara in IN
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