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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: flutemaster on October 11, 2008, 16:58

Title: green manure
Post by: flutemaster on October 11, 2008, 16:58

It is now october and Iwas wondering what green manure to plant.The patch Iwish to plant will be lying fallow for 1 year.Any thoughts? mabe red clover?Many thanks Mark.

Title: green manure
Post by: peapod on October 11, 2008, 17:15

Ive got some mustard that I havent got round to putting in yet..not sure if its too late though

(sorry that was a useless reply fm!)

Paula

Title: green manure
Post by: Terry on October 11, 2008, 17:53

Hi Mark
you can sow rye grazing and winter field beans till the end of Nov they both go over winter.When we were looking into this we found a very good web site  www.gardenorganic.org.uk  I think Paula your a bit late for muster, but saying that the weather is so good it could be August.
ps dont be sorry and it's not useless. :)

Title: green manure
Post by: peapod on October 11, 2008, 17:57

Quote from: "Terry"

Hi Mark
you can sow rye grazing and winter field beans till the end of Nov they both go over winter.When we were looking into this we found a very good web site  www.gardenorganic.org.uk  I think Paula your a bit late for muster, but saying that the weather is so good it could be August.
ps dont be sorry and it's not useless. :)

Thanks terry, Im getting loads of horse manure tomorrow so Ill leave it till next year :-) (if it keeps that long!)

Paula

Title: green manure
Post by: flutemaster on October 13, 2008, 14:12

Dear all

many thanks for replies will let you know how Iget on. Mark