Buckwheat

Buckwheat is an annual broadleaf plant with many uses. Despite the grain-like use of the crop, buckwheat is not a cereal or grass. Buckwheat plants are fast growers, producing seed in about 6 weeks. Buckwheat is often used as a green manure crop, as a food crop, for grain, and for animal fodder. Can be weedy and aggressive if allowed to drop seed.