September sow to feed your garden before the winter sets in. Your garden soil works hard - growing green manure feeds the soil and feeds all the soil organisms thus improving the fertility of the soil. Increasing the organic matter and humus increases drought resistance and reduces the leaching of soluble nutrients when it rains. A biologically fertile soil grows healthier plants, supported by rich organic plant feed, that able to resist disease and fight pests and continue to produce wonderful homegrown food in the future.
Contains 1 packet of each
Comfrey ~ grow and make liquid plant food, 1.5kg per 1m of potato trench adds nutrition to your growing spuds, mulch your fruit with a 5cm layer of chopped leaves, make your own potting mix using leaf mould and comfrey in layers with a little garden lime (takes 3-6 months but well worth the effort), and finally Comfrey flowers are rich in pollen and nectar ad are a favourite of bumble bees.
Phacelia ~ after 1-2 months (whilst still small & soft) chop it down and either compost the greenery and chop and dig in the roots or chop up the whole lot and dig in. Phacelia is a nitrogen holder – you will be adding nitrogen to your compost heap or soil – use for any bed in a crop rotation plan
White Field Mustard ~ after 1-2 months (before flowering) chop it down and dig in: this will increase the organic matter in your soil, enriching the humus and thus you are maintaining or improving your soil structure for next year
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