Hi Lawrence,
I am missing (propably amongst other things - but this one is a great
cropper and so easily grown, that the lack just jumped on me)
Fagopyrum dibotrys (D.Don) H.Hara, Syn.: Polygonum cymosum Trevir. -
this is a perennial buckwheat, that is traditionally used in the
Himalayas for a spinach. It does not set a lot of seeds, so it might
be an interesting parent for a future perennial seed buckwheat, but as
is it is a great perennial spinach, very mild (without the 'wild food'
flavor - as a matter of fact my brother-in-law who owned an italian
restaurant carried it off in full trunk loads and served it to
unknowing customers as ordinary spinach in italian dishes), and once
established it grown about 1.5 meters high and produces so heavily
that it can be slashed for mulch when you get tired of the green stuff
in summer. Here in eastern Austria it needs a somewhat protected place
in the garden (close to a wall for wind protection and a bit sun
trapping), but I guess in somewhat milder climates it could run
rampant. I originally got the seeds from seedsman J. L. Hudson
http://www.jlhudsonseeds.com/
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