Buckwheat is a quick maturing crop that, when dug into the soil improves fertility. "It establishes quickly, which suppresses summer weeds . . . . Buckwheat has a growing period of only 10–12 weeks and it can be grown in high latitude or northern areas. Buckwheat is sometimes used as a "green manure <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_manure/>", as a plant for erosion <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion/> control, or as wildlife cover and feed." "Buckwheat seeds will sprout in about a week, but the best time to sow buckwheat seed is while temperatures are still cool (below 70 degrees Fahrenheit) since warm weather can cause slow growth" On 1/17/2022 10:25 AM, Jim Barton via pbs wrote: > Does anyone know of a cover crop that will attract White Crown Sparrows better than my just coming up bulb leaves? Lettuce will work but I want to eat that myself. My current solution is to use bird netting. > > Jim Barton > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe:<mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>