Buckwheat Seed for Microgreens (Lettuce)

Description

Buckwheat Seed for Microgreens (Buckwheat Lettuce)

Used in stir-fries, salads, and as a garnish, these seeds will grow thin shoots with tender leaves and attractive red tinged stems.

Grow in seed trays similar to the way you grow wheatgrass. They thrive best at around 20 – 25°.

Nutritional info:

Vitamins A, and C
Calcium, Chlorophyll, Iron, Lecithin, Potassium
Amino Acids
Protein: 15%

Buckwheat is growing in popularity in the UK and is consumed here as Buckwheat Groats, Sprouts and Lettuce; but what is Buckwheat?
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), or common buckwheat, is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds, and as a cover crop. The name “buckwheat” is used for several other species, such as Fagopyrum tataricum, a domesticated food plant raised in Asia. Despite the name, buckwheat is not closely related to wheat, as it is not a grass. Instead, buckwheat is related to sorrel, knotweed, and rhubarb. Buckwheat is referred to as a pseudo-cereal because its seeds’ culinary use is the same as cereals’, owing to their composition of complex carbohydrates.

We have a host of Microgreen Provisions, and Growing Supplies such as trays, compost and complete growing kits to get you started.