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The Shocking Truth About Green Manure: Why Every Gardener Needs It!

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Check out my new book that you can pre-order now. Simplify Vegetable Gardening will be available on 16th Feb 2024. Pre-order now to be the first to get a copy of this book that has all my personal tips. https://geni.us/SimplifyVegGardening Green manure is such a good cover crop. There are many varieties of green manure and they all have their own set of properties. Improving Soil Quality Using Cover Crops is simple and straightforward. I have been asked loads of times by people should I use green manure in the garden? and

These are fast-growing crops that are designed to suppress weeds, and add organic matter to the soil. But they do so much more than this. Some of the benefits of growing green manure are

Improve soil fertility, including adding valuable nitrogen
Improve the soil structure, giving better drainage or water retention
Suppress weeds
Attract beneficial insects and other predators
Increase water retention in the garden.

In this episode, I am going to explain the following so that you know exactly what to do with green manures at home in your garden

1. What are green manures
2. What are the benefits of green manures
3. What green manure should I sow
4. When should I plant green manure
5. When should I cut green manure
6. Should I dig in green manure
7. What varieties of green manure are there
8. Can I use green manure with no-till
9. What is a biofumigant
10, Do green manures add nitrogen

After watching this video you will be able to answer all of these typical questions above. You will know exactly what you are doing and how to get the most benefits from green manures in your very own garden.

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