Green manure?

angieh · 04-08-2009, 04:59 PM

Do any of you gardeners grow green manure? If you do, just wondering what sort you use ..........

Elaine · 04-08-2009, 06:02 PM

I thought manure was more erm..... deposited than grown

angieh · 04-08-2009, 06:54 PM

Ah, no, not that sort Elaine. Green manure is a crop which you grow and dig in to improve the condition of your soil. Here is some info if you're interested.

Elaine · 04-08-2009, 06:57 PM

Ah I see, and you think us Scots are hard to understand, you gardeners are in a class all of your own

yola · 04-08-2009, 07:02 PM

Oh dear - I therefore dread meeting a Scottish gardener . . . they'll probably be totally unintelligible

Elaine · 04-08-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by yola

Oh dear - I therefore dread meeting a Scottish gardener . . . they'll probably be totally unintelligible

Oi!!! I've just about ahd enough of you today lady, first I'm gobby, then my haggis sucks and now I'm unintelligible, I warn you that you may wake up and one of your gorgeous persians will be sporting a mohawk

dandysmom · 04-08-2009, 07:57 PM

Well, if you can count a small backyard bed about 10' X 4', I decided to try it years ago and planted alfalfa. Truthfully, didn't notice any particular improvement so never did it again.

SageCat · 04-08-2009, 10:15 PM

I've never grown it myself but I thought comfrey was good for that purpose, but then again I could be totally wrong!

dandysmom · 04-08-2009, 10:18 PM

The beans are nitrogen fixers, so after the frost has killed off the plants I do dig them in the ground, but don't know of that actually does any good .....

yola · 04-08-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SageCat

I've never grown it myself but I thought comfrey was good for that purpose, but then again I could be totally wrong!

From what I've read comfrey is good as green manure but also very nutritious if placed on a compost heap. Probably why I've grown some on my allotment . . . thing is it's taking over the space I've put it in!

I've read about Alfalfa also . . . I will stick with my cow manure as it's worked wonders on my raised beds and everything has grown very strongly.

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