Comments on: Sowing Green Manure – winter field bean

By: vegmonkey

vegmonkey — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:41:20 +0000

Hiya, welcome to the blog. Winter Field Bean which we grew, can be sown from September to November and has the added bonus of not leaving any seeds in the soil, so won’t regrow when you want the Dahlias to. If you have a heavy soil, try Forage Rye. Another option if you want a bit of height is Forage Pea Mangus, which grows up to 1m tall. You could try all 3 and pick th best for the year after. Gimme a shout if you can’;t get hold of them.

By: ken

ken — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:50:30 +0000

Hi you Guys,

Now as a green manure `Greenhorn’ could I ask the experts on this subject how, when, and what I can sow to enhance my dahlia beds. AS they are unoccupied from mid November until the begining of May is there anything benificial I can use?

In atisipation.

Thanks Ken Bournemouth.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:30:15 +0000

I have not done anything to my beds what soever though U did put some fireplace ashes on all the beds two days ago.

By: vegmonkey

vegmonkey — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:18:47 +0000

Evening, it depends on your soil really. If it’s full of big clods and clayey then leaving it open and unused for the winter is not necessarily bad as the weather will break it down. It might be worth you putting some manure of some sort on it, the more well-rotted the better, just to improve the soil structure. I’ve got some excess green manure beans i could have sent you but they should have been planted by the end of Nov. You could try and see if there’s a green manre suitable for planting now? Bit tight tho if u want to start planting in March. I’m waffling now. Might be best off just staying indoors where it’s warm!

By: VP

VP — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:17:51 +0000

I’ve found one of those pop up bins helps to keep things tidy!

Thanks for stopping by on my site and leaving a comment btw, much appreciated!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:00:47 +0000

I’ve filled up most of my space with onions and garlic but I’m starting to think I should ‘do’ something with the bits I’ve got spare… But have no idea what…

By: vegmonkey

vegmonkey — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:07:25 +0000

That’s not a bad plan – i have difficulty bringing too much into the garden as it has to come through the house and i’ll get told off if i trash the hall carpet!

By: VP

VP — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:39:25 +0000

I’ve gone for the thick mulch cover approach instead. I’ve a clayey plot, so digging in February usually isn’t an option unless I want to be sucked into the quagmire!