Green manure

  • 4 Replies
  • 1711 Views
*

easole

  • Guest
Green manure
« on: November 17, 2006, 23:59 »
:?  I see lots of tips in gardening books about growing 'green manure', eg. comfrrey; but I don't see it in seed catalogues. So what should I be growing? - and how do I get hold of the seeds/plants?

*

muntjac

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Location: near diss norfolk
  • 11971
Green manure
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2006, 00:16 »
go nd order a kilo of mustard seed from your supplier  then broadcast sown on the turned and raked level soil , when its about 12 inch high turn it in again . you can order bulk amount of seed at garden centres , i use mustard as its cheapest and best in my opinion
still alive /............

*

ACatCalledElvis

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Ely
  • 93
Green manure
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2006, 11:20 »
The organic gardening catalogue has a complete range of different green manures - as they all have different growing rates/effects
Be Reasonable Demand the Impossible

Organic as much as my plot neighbours allow

*

Jake

  • Rockers
  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Location: yeovil, uk
  • 928
Green manure
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2006, 15:23 »
Don't forget that mustard is a brassica though.
first there is a mountain then there is no mountain then there is

*

ACatCalledElvis

  • Full Member
  • **
  • Location: Ely
  • 93
Green manure
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2006, 18:57 »
mustard is quick growing -and good to fit in the growing gaps in your schedule - over winter Hungarian Rye is prob good - longer growth, dig in come spring - and will keep the weeds from growing for a month.  - mustard as a brassica has to be treated as such in your rotation



xx
Green Compost (Green Manure)

Started by Dirt Diver on Grow Your Own

3 Replies
3120 Views
Last post September 30, 2010, 16:38
by Dirt Diver
xx
Green manure or horse manure?

Started by yorkiegal on Grow Your Own

6 Replies
5090 Views
Last post July 10, 2012, 01:12
by Trillium
xx
Green Manure and Animal Manure

Started by AllotmentTom19 on Grow Your Own

3 Replies
3494 Views
Last post July 13, 2010, 22:47
by Muddylou
xx
Green manure vs animal manure

Started by Jai on Grow Your Own

1 Replies
2663 Views
Last post November 06, 2010, 14:25
by Trillium
 

Page created in 0.357 seconds with 38 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |