BUCKWHEAT
BUCKWHEAT
Fagopyrum esculentum
SEED SPECS: Average 20000 seeds per pound
(Beechwheat, French
Wheat, Saracen
Corn, Boekweit, Grechka)
Completely
different
from other grains, buckwheat
is not a grass, but an annual branched plant with arrow
shaped leaves
and white blooms that mature into pointed
seeds, which are ground into flour. The leaves are
eaten raw or
cooked
and are rich in rutin. Seeds can also be eaten raw or
cooked or
used
as an ingredient in beer, lending a slightly nutty
flavor. Used
medicinally, buckwheat has been used to treat circulatory
problems,
high blood pressure, gout, and radiation
sickness. High in
vitamin B6, it is usually stored in the dark to keep from
losing this
value. An excellent green manure. Full sun.
| #1149 Packet $3.50
Approximately 200 seeds |
|
| #B1-1149 Bulk
Seed 1 lb. $6.99 |
|
| #B5-1149 Bulk Seed
5
lbs. $19.95 |
|
| #B1lb-1149CS Buckwheat bran
(hulls) 1lb $16.00 |
|
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