Gardening Fact Sheets

GREEN MANURE

Green Manure packs contain a mixture of Cereal Rye (Secale cereale), Purple Vetch (Vicia benghalensis), White Lupin (Lupinus albus), Dundale Pea (Pisum sativum) and Brassica Seeds.

Sow seeds of these nitrogen fixing plants at a ratio of approximately ½ kg per 10m2

Allow to grow for approximately 8-10 weeks then slash before flowering and allow to break down in the garden bed before planting your vegetable crop.

Benefits:

  • Ideal soil improver
  • Natural soil fumigant
  • Creates organic bulk and humus
  • Soil microbe enhancement
  • Insect and disease inhibitor
  • Easy to handle and establish
  • Reduce water evaporation & drainage

Sew in early autumn for best results.