Brush Creek
5 year old buck +
Planted buckwheat last weekend in the southern twin cities. My 5.6 acres of management. Had a perfect rainfall that night and somewhat warm. Now 5 days of cold. Will it grow?
Or if some weeds come up and take over before the buckwheat wakes up. Probably of low concern though.As everyone has stated previously, if it hasn't germinated yet, it will wait for warmer soil temps and then it will take off. I wouldn't worry unless it has already sprouted and then it gets frost or many consecutive days without precipitation.
Yep, it came up with warmer temps. Buckwheat is to help the soil. Going to plow it in and get smor radish in.Yes it will. My plot of Buckwheat next to my house for my bees is sprouting like crazy and this is all volunteer from last fall. I have not disked or anything. I was going to replant, but it looks good enough to leave.
Tooln is right though, buckwheat really likes warm soil so it may not germinate right away. If we get some sunny warm days, your soil should heat up and it will grow. I live in SE MN and I'll probably be throwing in some buckwheat in a week or two.
What are your goals with the buckwheat? Are you going to let it go to seed and go for a late summer second crop of buckwheat or will you plow it up and try for a fall plot with something else?
Last year I planted buckwheat in late June and I disked it up before most of it went to seed - my goal was to use buckwheat to add organic matter, then plow up in late summer and plant some type of throw and go mix. Everything went well until I planted the throw and go mix and it didn't rain for a couple weeks. It did finally start growing, but it was too late to provide much attraction for the deer.
YesDo I still get soil benefits if I kill the buckwheat before maturity? I have better luck with my brassicas if I plant in early July.