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Organic Green Manure & Catch Crop Seed
Growing Green Manures or Catch Crops will improve your soil
Sowing green manures (or catch crops) when there are no other crops in the ground has multiple benefits for the soil. Green manures are increasingly being used in Ireland where heavy rainfall can cause loss of soil and its nutrients. The most important role of green manures is to cover and protect soil in winter.
Typically green manures are sown, grown out and then dug back into the soil before the following crop to allow it to benefit from the nutrients released. A wide range of plant species can be used with different ones providing different benefits such as: providing nutrients and organic matter for following crops, fixing nitrogen, breaking up heavy soil and creating habitat for insects.
Sowing rates for all seeds/mixtures are for application by seeder. Broadcast distribution of seeds requires ~25% more seed.
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