The Most Versatile Cover Crop: Buckwheat

Buckwheat is the most versatile cover crop. It grows fast, improves soil fertility, feeds beneficial insects, and goes to seed to feed livestock as well. Buckwheat is a wonderful cover crop that deserves a place in your cover cropping system. Thank you for watching our videos. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases from the following links. The best knife and tool sharpener: https://amzn.to/3z8P1vu 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Description of Buckwheat 01:53 Buckwheat Germination 02:18 Shading Soil and Smothering Weeds with Buckwheat 02:33 Dry Matter Production of Buckwheat 03:01 Buckwheat and Phosphorus 03:35 Buckwheat's Rapid Growth 03:52 Successive Crops of Buckwheat 04:39 Seeding Rates of and Planting Buckwheat 05:27 Buckwheat Cover Crop in the Garden 05:52 Buckwheat Summary