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 ?