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Green Manure - Broadway - 13-06-2020
Afternoon folks
As per the subject line, people thoughts, worthwhile, can I use old seeds I no longer have plans for?
RE: Green Manure - Mark_Riga - 13-06-2020
If you have bare ground now, or will be soon it could be a good idea. Green manure is usually something that sprouts quite quickly and produces plenty of green leaf that is dug in before and seeds are allowed to set. SO not suitable if you were no dig really. so depends what seeds you have. The brassica tribe could be good but you would need to be aware of using then in any crop rotation scheme you are using.
This article discusses green manure:
http://www.organicgarden.org.uk/gardening/vegetables/green-manures/
RE: Green Manure - Jimny14 - 13-06-2020
I've used mustard seeds to good effect before. It depends what you want to do with your ground.
Try here for some information.
https://www.greenmanure.co.uk/pages/choosing-the-right-green-manure
RE: Green Manure - Broadway - 14-06-2020
Thanks folks
RE: Green Manure - Vinny - 14-06-2020
Green manures are a good idea that I have never got round to utilising. I cover ground with cardboard and wonder whether green manure adds more organic matter than the cardboard. I try not to have land that isn't growing crops 100% of the time and with cardboard I can grow crops through it.
Caliente mustard is a good choice as it has a fumigation effect on the soil.
RE: Green Manure - Curly - 22-06-2020
Must disagree with you Mark as Green manure can be used in no dig gardening as all you do is hoe it in when it's ready