Buckwheat

Stats

Sun	full sun
Water	medium
Grow time	<45 days
Height	1–3ft
Spacing	<6in

Light

Full sun	✓
Part shade	✓
Shade	✗

Traits

Life cycle	annual
Category	grain
Growth habit	upright
Season	warm
Frost tolerance	tender
Height	1–3ft
Spacing	under 6in
Days to maturity	under 45
Days to bloom	under 45
Native us	✗

Growing

Water	medium
Drainage	well drained
Soil ph min	5.5
Soil ph max	7.0
Propagation
Seed	✓
Cutting	✗
Division	✗
Graft	✗
Tuber bulb crown	✗
Transplant	✗
Container ok	✓
Pollination	self fertile
Pollinator friendly	✓
Toxic parts
Leaves	✗
Seeds	✗
Raw	✗
Spread	self seeds
Deer resistant	✓
Drought tolerant	✗
Toxic to
People	✗
Pets	✓
Livestock	✓

Post harvest

Wash before storing	✗
Ripens off plant	✗
Curing days	none
Shelf life	over 3mo
Storage methods
Room temp	✓
Cool dark	✓
Fridge	✗
Freeze	✓
Can	✗
Dry	✓
Ferment pickle	—
Blanch before freezing	—

Bloom

Length	2–6wk
Colors
White	✓
Yellow	✗
Orange	✗
Red	✗
Pink	✗
Purple	✗
Blue	✗
Green	✗

Pollinators

Visitors
Honey bees	✓
Native bees	✓
Bumblebees	✓
Butterflies	✓
Moths	✓
Hummingbirds	✓
Beneficial insects	✓
Nectar	high
Pollen	high
Larval host	✓
Specialist bees	✗
Seed for birds	✓

Invasive

Status	none
Regions
Northeast	✗
Southeast	✗
Midwest	✗
Plains	✗
Southwest	✗
Mountain west	✗
Pacific northwest	✗
California	✗
Hawaii	✗
State noxious	✗
Escapes cultivation	✗

Cover

Mat height	over 12in
Spread rate	fast
Foot traffic	none
Evergreen	✗
Lawn alternative	✗
Mowable	✓
Between pavers	✗
Erosion control	✓
Weed suppression	✓
Under trees	✗