{"id":1387,"date":"2024-06-18T16:38:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T16:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1387"},"modified":"2026-03-12T05:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T05:53:05","slug":"red-buckwheat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1387","title":{"rendered":"Red Buckwheat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This is a GREAT video that explains the differences in Red Buckwheat<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eriogonum grande var. grande<\/strong> &#8211;&gt; tall stalks that get shorter &amp; redder as you move west on Santa Cruz Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eriogonum grande var. rubescens<\/strong> &#8211;&gt; much shorter stalks and blood red flowers &#8211;&gt; San Miguel, Santa Rosa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum grande var. grande) Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yVmZsAYrknY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2\/14\/26 &#8211; Looks like I&#8217;m going to have to cut this one back hard next year. This was just a tiny 4&#8243; plant last year.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"6032\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3619-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/23\/25 &#8211; These things grow fast and get pretty large. I have not trimmed this one yet but I&#8217;m sure I will have to next year. It would be great if it stayed this size. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"5638\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_2478-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6\/20\/25 &#8211; Lots of red flowers spilling into the pathway<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"4781\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0995-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6\/16\/25 &#8211; Honeybee pollinating the flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"4682\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0898-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6\/1\/25 &#8211; Red Buckwheat started blooming in my yard today. This is the San Miguel Island variety and is very red.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"4590\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0560-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1\/25\/25 &#8211; Planted a new red buckwheat in the front yard, right in front of my rose bush. I replaced some grass that did not benefit any wildlife. I think the buckwheat will pair nice with the rose. It&#8217;s supposed to stay fairly small but my other plant exploded to several feet wide. I&#8217;ll have to prune if it starts going wild.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"3175\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_7175-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Eriogonum grande var. grande<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3\/7\/26 &#8211; Painted Lady butterfly resting in the buckwheat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"6250\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4070-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2\/19\/26 &#8211; I cut this buckwheat back SUPER hard every year and it bounces back like a champ. There are soooo many new seedlings in the DG from this mother plant. They really like the crack next to the driveway.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"6142\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3684-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8\/16\/25 &#8211; Flowering is done early this year, last year it bloomed through November. I think it&#8217;s due to the fact it got MUCH less water this year. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"5070\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1489-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3\/1\/25 &#8211; <strong>Eriogonum grande var. grande<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>is<\/strong> <strong>setting up for another big batch of flowers<\/strong> <strong>this year. This variety has really tall stalks and light pink flowers. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"3733\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_7938-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1\/11\/25 &#8211; Trimmed the Buckwheat back to the ground last month and it&#8217;s already rebounded.<\/strong> <strong>I&#8217;m going to try and prune it back this year if it gets floppy like last year. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"2968\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6924-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12\/15\/24 &#8211; Trimmed back to the ground<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"2972\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_6671-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3\/4\/24   This tiny little plant EXPLODED in just 3 months time and bloomed through November<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1416\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_3407-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6\/26\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1407\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5055-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7\/10\/24<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>This is NOT what I was expecting<\/strong>, <strong>I think it&#8217;s actually Seacliff Buckwheat!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"1580\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5380-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"1589\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5379-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7\/22\/24<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>seems to be getting &#8220;redder&#8221; as it goes along<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1614\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5516-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10\/12\/24 Still flowering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"2099\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6240-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10\/24\/24<\/strong>    <strong>Still flowering<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-19 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"2096\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6198-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11\/16\/24 and it&#8217;s still flowering<\/strong>. <strong>All of those seeds ended up producing a ton of seedlings<\/strong>.<strong> I still have to dig some of them out of the DG&#8230;..there are hundreds of sprouts from that single plant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-20 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"2452\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6422-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-21 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"2456\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6423-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>soooooo many seedlings in the DG from last years flowers! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-22 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"3742\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_8038-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Replacement for my Red Buckwheat<\/strong> <strong>(which ended up pink)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-23 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2250\" data-id=\"1539\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-3000x2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-3000x2250.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5299-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-24 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1537\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5303-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next to my Coastal Buckwheat<\/strong> <strong>for comparison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-25 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2250\" height=\"3000\" data-id=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-2250x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-2250x3000.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5300-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a GREAT video that explains the differences in Red Buckwheat. 2\/14\/26 &#8211; Looks like I&#8217;m going to have to cut this one back hard next year. This was just a tiny 4&#8243; plant last year. 11\/23\/25 &#8211; These &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/?page_id=1387\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1213,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1387","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1387"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6253,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1387\/revisions\/6253"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technobabble.us.to\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}