Buckwheat!

I took some pictures of the experimental buckwheat section of my big fall garden a couple of weeks ago... the bed is much crazier now.

First, the shot from high up:

And then, a little lower...

That's more dramatic, don't you think? Let's go further!

Whoa. Look at that. The buckwheat towers above! I feel so insignificant! LET'S GO FURTHER DOWN!

AHHHH! I am a tiny ant!

Okay, enough silliness. I'm very hopeful that buckwheat will be another easy-to-deal-with grain like corn. Not having grown it before, I can't say much yet - other than the fact that I like the way it looks and I appreciate how it brings in the bees and butterflies.

Buckwheat grows very quickly, so I think it would make a great green manure or compost crop. Once I harvest these seeds I'll have lots more to throw around. Next year!