Organic Buckwheat Seeds

Days to Maturity: 70 to 90

An heirloom variety, Organic Buckwheat is highly versatile, suitable for growing as a cover crop, a forage crop, or even as microgreens. Buckwheat produces edible “grain” (actually kernels) that are rich in fiber and typically ground into flour and used in a variety of foods.

A quick-growing, warm-season annual, buckwheat seeds germinate quickly, within 3 to 4 days, and thrive in nutrient deficient and uncultivated soils. Reaching a mature height of 24 to 36 inches, buckwheat is an attractive, well-branched plant with its heart-shaped green leaves growing along red stems. The plant flowers heavily and continuously for weeks, setting clusters of pinkish buds and white blossoms, and is suitable for use in flower beds and vegetable gardens. The wildflowers are not only beautiful and long-lasting in bouquets but also abundantly nectar rich. They attract and support a variety of beneficial insects, includin