Green manures
In organic gardening, green manure is a central method for soil revitalization and improving fertility, effectively serving a dual purpose. Firstly, through roots: plant roots penetrate and aerate the soil deeply while enriching it with nitrogen. Secondly, through plants: the overgrowth is typically mowed and incorporated into the soil or used elsewhere in the garden as mulch or compost, thereby creating valuable humus and sustainably enhancing soil quality.
Green manure can serve as soil loosener, nitrogen fixer, weed suppressor, or insect feeder. Using our filters, you can select the specific green manure that best suits your garden's needs. Additionally, the choice of green manure depends on the plant family of the subsequent crop. In terms of crop rotation, it's crucial to avoid planting crops from the same family consecutively in the same spot.
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Crimson clover D220A one or two year clover variety with low demands on the soil. Fast growing with a very ramified root complex. Grows up to 50 cm high. Good nectar plant. Excellent winter cover crop when sown in August and September. Only one cut is generally possibl...
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Sowing Outdoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 €2.71€2.71€108.40 /1 kg€108.40 /1 kgReady to ship,
delivery period: about 3 working days iThis information relates to shipping within Germany. The delivery times abroad can deviate from this. You can find here further details on the delivery times.
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Field beans D203Healthy, frost hardy large legume with good and fast growth. Because it can be sown early, it is excellent as a preceding crop especially to heavy feeders when sown early - from end of February. If well supplied with calcium (pH should be kept above ...
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Sowing Outdoor 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 €3.04€3.04€10.86 /1 kg€10.86 /1 kgReady to ship,
delivery period: about 3 working days iThis information relates to shipping within Germany. The delivery times abroad can deviate from this. You can find here further details on the delivery times.
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Phacelia tanacetifolia D10Produces good soil structure and is a first class food plant for honey bees, bumble bees etc. March sowings come into flower by July, later sowings to the beginning of September produce good green manure and are killed off by the frost. October sowin...
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Sowing Outdoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bloom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 €3.04€3.04€121.60 /1 kg€121.60 /1 kgReady to ship,
delivery period: about 3 working days iThis information relates to shipping within Germany. The delivery times abroad can deviate from this. You can find here further details on the delivery times.
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Serradella D300Serradella is a robust, white-pink flowering legume often grown before a heavy feeding crop. It is slow to start growing, sensitive to lime and prefers sour, loamy sandy soils. It is not winter hardy but does grow at low temperatures and can resist u...
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Sowing Outdoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 €2.71€2.71€54.20 /1 kg€54.20 /1 kgReady to ship,
delivery period: about 3 working days iThis information relates to shipping within Germany. The delivery times abroad can deviate from this. You can find here further details on the delivery times.
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Sunflower D120Good green manure plant with a large green mass, can also be used as fresh fodder or as silage. Can be left standing over winter as cover for helpful beneficial organism. Can be sown till the end of August. To produce flowers it should be sown by the...
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Sowing Outdoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 €2.71€2.71€54.20 /1 kg€54.20 /1 kgReady to ship,
delivery period: about 3 working days iThis information relates to shipping within Germany. The delivery times abroad can deviate from this. You can find here further details on the delivery times.