We planted all the plots on Aug 8th, and the buckwheat is already 3 inches tall. The bad part is that even though we got rain where we live, the farm did NOT even though it's only a half hour away. The plots still badly need rain, but I'm confident they will be fine. I would normally be up there as much as possible glassing the fields this time of year, but with work being a little slow, can't afford the fuel to do it much. I'm going up tomorrow to work on a couple of stands and maybe put a babysitter on the big plot, but haven't decided for sure yet. Our bow season opens I believe the 20th of Sept, but I'll have to look to make sure but it's always around that time.