Cover crops species
LA HARPE
Buckwheat
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Buckwheat for bread-making.
La Harpe variety, semi-early.
Fonctionnal benefits
- Excellent early vigour;
- Very good soil coverage;
- Excellent flour yield.
Benefits in detail
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Buckwheat, for food or cover crops :
LA HARPE buckwheat can be used as a main crop for :
- Human food: buckwheat flour.
- Animal feed: a species rich in protein and lysine.
This variety is also used for ground cover:
- Wildlife cover, a species suited to small game.
- Melliferous cover: long flowering period, production of quality honey.
A hardy plant :
La Harpe buckwheat can be used in both northern and southern areas, with good summer growth.
This variety adapts very well to poor soils and can be grown on its own or in a mixture.
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