Swede Tweed | Approx 250 Seeds

A fast growing summer green manure seed mix. Position: full sun Soil: moist but well-drained Rate of growth: fast Hardiness: fully hardy Green manures are fast-growing plants sown to cover bare soil in productive areas such as allotments, or vegetable gardens, and when dug into the ground while still green, they return valuable nutrients to the soil and improve soil structure. They are especially useful in crop rotation and provide a natural, organic method of improving soil nutrition and structure for follow-on crops. Green manures are usually sown in late summer or autumn and store nutrients, preventing them from being removed by winter rains and cooler weather weeds. An excellent alternative to mulching, heavy-handling of bulky organic manures, and cost-effective. A mix of fast-growing, annual and perennial wildflower plants from seed for summer growing and digging in at the end of the year. Comprising clovers, alfalfa and trefoils, which will enrich the local insect population, this quick ‘fixing’ green manure helps store nitrogen in plants that are released naturally as they break down, returning nutrients back to the soil. Can be dug in from as little as ten weeks from sowing into warm soil. Growing instructions: Sow seeds into a prepared tilth by broadcasting them across the soil and raking them into the surface. In spring, and prior to flowering, cut down, turn over or cultivate into the top 20cms (8”) and leave to break down for a minimum period of three weeks prior to sowing or planting of any main crop. Alternatively, leave on the surface as a green mulch where worms will recycle the organic matter and help to aerate the soil. Sow: May to July Harvest: July to October