Author Topic: green manure recommendations please  (Read 3789 times)

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
green manure recommendations please
« on: August 08, 2011, 01:06:45 pm »
I want to grow a green manure on a paddock that eventually needs reseeded with grass pasture. It is a very heavy clay which is terribly compacted. I would have liked to use Alfalfa to break up the subsoil and let the beasties eat it but my soil is very wet and very acid. Any ideas for an alternative. It has to be horse, sheep and goat friendly.
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

HappyHippy

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Re: green manure recommendations please
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2011, 01:14:53 pm »
Here's a great site for info https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/seedmix/green-manures
They've also produced a great guide to green manures too, find it here (takes a wee while to load up) https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/files/cotswoldseeds/Cotswold_Green_Manures_final.pdf
HTH
Karen  :wave:

 

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