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I got some buckwheat seed as a trade.they were quiet genorous.says will add nitrogen where grown& will choke out weeds.I just wanna hear what someone thinks that has grown it.I know the straw from it will attract algea if i stick a bundle of it in my pond but moved my pond to help with that problem so hopefully won't need(water is still crystal clear) just want some pros/cons to growing it.I'm not even sure where will try it at accept maybe under my burgs cause i love them so much...
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lol sure someone didn't drop off a shot or 3? check this out.you can sprout& eat them http://www.thebirkettmills.com/growing/growingtips_2003.htm I find a bunch about growing it with rotateing crops.I also didn't know could grow carrots in the winter here.I need to set my cage up for broccli& cawflower...no rabbits grabbing meals.its bout time to eat another one
bbbbbbbbb I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want!
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njoynit, I'll bet your state or zone, you could grow alot of the cold weather crops.. Cabbage, broccoli, beets, peas, Kolirabi (sp)? carrots, etc. You don't get temps like we do!! Why not experiment!! Never know unless you try. But it may vary from year to year. One being colder or nicer than the next. I know carrots taste better the longer you leave them in the ground up here after it frosts and stuff. It brings out the sweetness.. We can over winter them in the ground too, by adding alot of straw over the top for a winter's blanket. It doesn't freeze over and you can pull back the cover from time to time and harvest from the ground. Weezie
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well from what have been reading alot of root crops do better in cooler weather as they like to call it down here..LOL.i know if you let carrots keep growing they will flower...the tops that is..LOL now if i can just get hubby with the tractor one road over can have him till that garden spot for me and grow some of theses things.she has a fence up across front of garden area and will have to look closer but think can grow my viney crops there and support them there...like cucumbers/gourds/squash/honeydew/canalope/beans((((speeking of beans weezie....got one labled 1 foot bean...good for stir fry....google don't know about it...any ideas?seeds are black))))) peas/peppers/lettuce/basil/dill/parsley.....is probably more oh nd have one package of corn...sweet corn
bbbbbbbbb I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want!