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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Caretaker on August 24, 2006, 19:47

Title: green manure
Post by: Caretaker on August 24, 2006, 19:47

I am going to try differant green manures this year, I tried mustard white last year and was pleased with it, this year i am growing some buckwheat, trefoil, phacelia tanacetefolia plus mustard.
Has anyone tried any of them and any tips, I will rotavate them in, in the spring if all go's well.
Reg

Title: green manure
Post by: John on August 24, 2006, 23:29

I've used field beans - not overly impressed and mustard after potatoes, which I think is great.
You can also use French beans (dwarf) as a green manure.

Title: green manure
Post by: milkman on August 25, 2006, 08:54

I grow phacelia - its lovely - quick to grow, lots of foliage and if you leave it to flower the bees will thank you!

Title: green manure
Post by: Judymac on August 25, 2006, 21:38

Crimson trefoil with the strawberries, good crop this year! :-)

Judy