There is an area in the garden that I will not be able to plant this year. Instead of letting it stay fallow and grow weeds, I planted buckwheat. It's something I've done through the years whenever ...

Nature clothes bare soil to protect it and improve it so why don’t you? If you let nature choose the wardrobe in unused areas of the garden, you get weeds. Plant buckwheat instead two or three ...

Buckwheat is slowly disappearing in Western Canada, but a Manitoba processor is hoping to revive the crop by selling ...

Farmers and gardeners find buckwheat to be a good "green manure." (Alex Stone) Need a summer cover crop next year to add nutrients to your garden's soil? Try planting buckwheat. "This crop provides ...

One of the tasks you can complete before spring is planting cover crops. February is a perfect time to broadcast some seeds and coat the ground with plants that benefit the soil in the long run. The ...

Cover crops and green manures are unsung heroes of the garden. Cover crops are sown to help increase the soil's tilth (its textural quality, organic content and water-holding capacity); smother weeds; ...