Monday, March 5, 2012

Buckwheat Update #1


So late last night, I'm talking 2am late, I finally planted the buckwheat seeds. Because I'm doing this in a dorm room, space is quite an issue. I purchased two window sill planters that were meant to be herb gardens. Soaking the peat moss they came with ended up being tougher than one would imagine, peat moss is really hydrophobic at first, so of course it spilled all over the bathroom floor. Once the planters were  thoroughly soaked I planted the seeds. In one full planted I buried all the seeds at least beneath the soil about the width of the seeds. For the next planter, I divided it into two halves, one for seeds to be just spread on top and pressed into the soil, and the other for the seeds to be spread on top after really loosening and tilling the soil up nicely and then pressing them into the soil. I have looked everywhere on the web trying to find out how exactly to plant buckwheat seeds and couldn't find too much info. So, I decided to try it out for myself. Look for updates in a few days when they begin to sprout... hopefully.

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