Recommend a green manure please

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Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Tue May 17, 11 9:48 pm Post subject: Recommend a green manure please
I've got a patch of the plot that I want to prepare for planting garlic on the autumn equinox> It's a bit tired and need a bit of TLC, what green manure would you recomend for over the summer?

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4563
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Tue May 17, 11 10:22 pm Post subject:
At the moment the Cattle are producing Green Manure,lush grass

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Tue May 17, 11 11:51 pm Post subject:
fenugreek is pretty quick, according to this or fenugreek, phacelia or buckwheat according to that

Went

Joined: 19 Mar 2006
Posts: 6968

Posted: Wed May 18, 11 6:16 am Post subject:
We use oats - if they grow too much just strim and leave, a month before we want to plant in the bed, dig in.

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Wed May 18, 11 7:30 am Post subject:
Hungarian grazing rye is ridiculously fast growing, and produces lots of green matter for digging in or composting.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45431
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed May 18, 11 9:12 am Post subject:
Fenugreek, edible and N fixing too.

maryf

Joined: 25 Oct 2009
Posts: 341
Location: suffolk

Posted: Wed May 18, 11 1:20 pm Post subject:
I have a large (70g) pack of white mustard, packed by Mr Fothergill, it came to me free with something - can't remember what. I am unlikely to use any of it, so if it's any good to you pm me with your address and I'll post it to you!

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