Ordered buckwheat seeds today from Baker Creek. Could take up to 8 weeks to arrive, but regardless hoping to try it for example on the garlic and broccoli beds when they're done.
Choosing buckwheat because it seems to have these good qualities:
- fast growing (flowers in 4-6 weeks, then once it starts flowering you have 7 to 10 days to turn it into the soil (or else it can get a little unruly))
- easy to pull out
- once pulled, can be left intact as cover mulch
- breaks down quickly
Need to wait at least 3 weeks after digging in before planting new plants, otherwise the new plants won't grow well.
https://www.walkerland.ca/buckwheat-green-manure-home-gardens/
https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g4163
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