Growing Green Manures - Part 4, The Results Of Growing Five Types At The End Of Winter

[@mssavedin92]

I like the clover idea as a living mulch. Interesting.

[@flatsville9343]

Thank much for the series. I plant winter kill covercrops on purpose which reduces the termination labor. I can count on frost to do the work. When the cc dies or is dying, I cover with about 4 in of shredded leaves to finish off the job.

[@marymcandrew7667]

Great series!

[@r.perkins2103]

I'm trying white clover mixed with field beans sown late September, then planting garlic into it in November just as the beans are coming through. Hopefully field beans will not be around too long to be a problem, and the clover will establish around the garlic. Would be good to see more of your experiments of ground cover mixes.

[@gerryshort1426]

i have just come upon your videos excellent is my honest opinion

[@AllotmentBook]

Thank you very much for your comment. I’m really pleased you like the videos!

[@firstsecond-ft1qg]

Just finished watching your 4 part series. Really good presentation, and focus on the time of year which is sometimes lacking in some gardening videos that could be watched any time after they have been released. Very informative and helpful. I was brought here because i was thinking of sowing red clover once harvest is completed around my strawberries. What do you think?

[@danielmcardle3476]

Cracking video sir! Thank you

[@janknapp5353]

Great idea about growing taller veg, with red clover underneath

[@AllotmentBook]

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment!

[@gerryshort1426]

Your videos inspired me to grow green manures over the winter. My Field beans. are just starting to wilt. I'm not sure I know what to do with the. red clover. I'm happy that my f Visalia pardon the spelling. Will Rot rot. down and give. some nitrogen to my soil. I certainly will avoid rye grass as dad involved digging. and I am trying to do a no digger. vegetable plot.

[@BadPenny41]

I`m a complete beginner using green manure . i am trying to grow it in 3 buckets to see what happens to the soil . Wish me luck .

[@tonystephengrayson]

I ordered crimson clover seeds last week and they still havent arrived. I think it may be too late now, but i will try anyway. The weather looks mild for now atleast

[@kyra9246]

Have you ever tried buckwheat as a green manure? We are planning on sowing buckwheat in the spring

[@sowgroweat6987]

I find it such a shame how little attention Green Manure gets and what a missed opportunity people have in helping their soil. I have been championing Green Manure on my small channel and the viewing numbers is always smaller than say a composting release. I have found slightly different experience with GM this year and only my Field Beans have done well, my usual go to GM which is Winter Tares really got hit by the cold, as did my White Clover (undersown beneath Sweetcorn). I tried Alfalfa last year, never again, it is really tough to stop. I am not sure if you have grown Grazing Rye before as you noted, it is another tough one to kill off, but your Cardboard/ Manure approach should work well.

[@AllotmentBook]

Thank you very much for sharing your ideas and experience. Winter tares looks particularly interesting as it’s nitrogen fixing. If the cold kills it perhaps it saves a job cutting it down in the spring, could be a good thing? I think I’ll see what happens with the grazing rye before trying alfalfa, but it looks a good crop for bringing nutrients from deep in the soil to the surface.

[@sowgroweat6987]

@@AllotmentBook I think it maybe in combination with the very mil Autumn we had as the growth was also much more than previous years