Green Manure

Green Manures are an essential addition to any home gardener’s toolkit, offering a natural and effective way to protect the soil and improve soil health, manage pests and weeds and enhance biodiversity. Green manures are sown not for harvest but to protect and enrich the soil between growing seasons, and for the many benefits they bring to the garden ecosystem.

Our Green Manure Seed Collection gives home gardeners the opportunity to sample a range of Green Manure blends all which have their own benefits for your garden.

The primary purpose of green manures is to enrich the soil with organic matter and nutrients, particularly nitrogen, which is essential for healthy plant growth. Legumes blends are especially effective, fixing nitrogen from the air into the soil through their root systems. Once the plants are cut and dug in, they decompose, feeding soil microbes and releasing nutrients slowly over time.

In addition to fertility, green manures provide ground cover that suppresses weeds, reduces soil erosion, and helps retain moisture. Plants in our Green Manure blends grow quickly, creating a living mulch that shades out competing weeds and protects the soil surface.

Some green manure blends that incorporate plants like mustard, even have natural biofumigant properties that help suppress soil-borne pests and diseases. Meanwhile, flowering varieties such as phacelia attract pollinators and beneficial insects.

By incorporating a green manure crop into the garden rotation—especially in resting beds or over winter—home gardeners can build healthier, more resilient soil while promoting biodiversity and reducing the need for chemical fertilisers.

Our Seed Collections have been created to contain some of our most well-loved varieties and to take the guesswork out of making seed selections yourself. Also fabulous as a gift for the gardeners in your life or those new to growing. For individual growing requirements for each of the varieties that make up this Seed Collection, please refer to the specific product information given for that variety.