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.
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