Green Manure

There are many plants than can help to reinvigorate the garden soil. Green Manure generally give back more nutrients to the soil than they take away. They have deeper roots than most plants and can draw nutrients from deep in the soil. The deeper root system also aerates the soil! The plants can be composted or turned directly into the soil, as they decompose they return nutrients to the soil.

Good Green Manure Crops :

Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Mustard, Field Peas, Hairy Vetch, Oats, Crimson Clover, and Winter Rye/Rye Grass.

"Green manure reduces the fossil fuels required to produce fertilizers, they keep the soil rich and ALIVE!"