Cover Crop – Buckwheat

Description Cover Crop – Buckwheat Sow buckwheat after all threat of frost is gone. Drill 50 to 60 lb./Acre at 1/2 to 11/2 inches deep in 6 to 8-inch rows in tilled, lightly tilled, or clean-tilled soils. To quicken the development of the canopy, use heavier rates.  96 lb./Acre onto a firm seedbed for a quick smothering crop Mix into the earth using a harrow, tine weeder, disk, or field cultivator.