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broadcast sown in the autumn when there are no
overwintering plants. The green manure is then dug
in or cut, left to wilt then dug into soil. While it can
be left as a mulch, this can make it difficult to put the
next crop in.
Further reading
Brinton, W.F. (1990)
Green Manuring: Principles and
Practice of Natural Soil Improvement
. Woods End
Agricultural Institute.
Brown, L.V. (2002)
Applied Principles of Horticulture
.
Butterworth-Heinemann.
Caplan, B. (1992)
The Complete Manual of Organic
Gardening
. Hodder.
Dowding, C. (2012)
Vegetable Course.
Frances
Lincoln.
HDRA (2005)
Encyclopaedia of Organic Gardening
.
Henry Doubleday Research Association (Garden
Organic)
.
Dorling Kindersley.
Killham, K. (1994)
Soil Ecology
. Cambridge University
Press.
Lowenfels, J. and Lewis, W. (2006)
Teaming with
Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food
Web
. Timber Press.
Pears, P. and Sticklands, S. (2007)
The RHS Organic
Gardening
. Bounty Books.
Readman, J. (2004)
Managing Soil Without Using
Chemicals.
Dorling Kindersley.
Table 13.2
Plants used for green manuring
Legumes
Non-legumes
Lupinus angustifolius
(Bitter blue lupin)
Fagopyrum esculentum
(Buckwheat)
Medicago lupulina
) (Trefoil)
Phacelia tanacetifolia
(Phacelia)
Trifolium hybridum
(Alsike clover)
Secale cereale
(Grazing rye)
Trifolium incarnatum
(Crimson clover)
Sinapis alba
(Mustard)
Trifolium pratense
(Essex red clover)
Trigonella foenum-graecum
(Fenugreek)
Vicia faba
(Winter field bean)
Vicia sativa
(Winter tares)
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