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Buckwheat

Postby stang67 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:06 pm

Anybody planting buckwheat as a summer plot or as a nurse crop, cover crop? I've bought a small amount online to plant with some sorghum, millet, and sunflowers. I'm gonna try to find some more locally to plant as a soil builder in some plots with poor dirt.
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby DanP » Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:28 pm

We planted some last year. I liked it.
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby stang67 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:35 am

When did y'all plant it? I've read a lot of folks that mow when it goes to seed and get a second crop. Of course, I won't be able to do that in a mix.
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby DanP » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:27 am

We planted first week of June which was probably a little late. It was in a mix with Sudan which absolutely dominated everything else. Think it was around 40% of overall planting mix, around 25% Sudan would have let more sunlight through which I think would have helped the buckwheat and peas below.
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby stang67 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:29 am

I'm thinking I'll try to mix in some peas, too.
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby stang67 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:28 pm

Update. Instead of a few dove breasts, my plot is more likely to put some beef in my freezer. :evil:
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby DoublePslayer » Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:10 am

De inimico non loquaris male, sed cogites
Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything." Harry S. Truman
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby stang67 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:23 pm

Yeah. Kinda new to the neighborhood and not wanting to rock the boat. What's the tactful way to approach it with a neighbor you've not yet met? Don't want the first encounter to be me complaining.
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Re: Buckwheat

Postby DoublePslayer » Mon Jun 26, 2017 12:15 pm

If you are 100% positive about who they belong to, and have met the guy before, i'd just bring it up to him. Something along the lines of "hey, i saw some cow tracks in my food plot the other day, are you missing any?" Try to keep it from being a confrontation if you can. Now if he wants to be a a-hole about it, he is technically liable for any damages that they cause.
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