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 ...

Planting new plants in your yard or garden takes a bit of planning outside of the aesthetics you're hoping to achieve. Native plants are generally encouraged for better ecosystem viability, and it's ...

Heavy May and June rains have delayed planting in northeast North Dakota, and some farmers there are considering fast-maturing crops such as millet and buckwheat. Before planting such crops, however, ...

When I think of buckwheat, I first think of the dark, thin pancakes my grandfather used to make once in a while. They tasted weird but good. Buckwheat has been a diet staple world-wide for almost ...

I’m a big fan of cover crops on the farm and in the garden. Cover crops are not harvested. Instead they’re used for other purposes, such as preventing erosion or improving soil tilth. One of my ...

Mid-Missouri's long growing season allows us to have several plantings. Some are planted in the spring (brassicas, greens, cabbage, bush beans, etc.) and can be planted again in the fall. But what do ...

WADENA, Minn. - Business was slow when Tom Bilek helped launch the Buckwheat Growers Association of Minnesota nearly two decades ago. He says, not altogether in jest, “we were like the Maytag ...

Now that we have gone through the cooler planting months and have begun the “summer” garden harvest, August is a good time to review our “check” list of things to do and plan for. For those gardeners ...

As fall sets in, it's easy to feel like your garden is winding down for the year. But guess what? Fall is actually the perfect time to think ahead and plant cover crops that will set the stage for a ...

I’m a sucker for a good comeback story, which is why, instead of the usual morning run on Saturday, I found myself crouching on a slope next to the beach in Torrance, staring into pinkish clumps of ...