Autumn & Winter Green Manure Seed Mix
Coverage: 1000m² (1 kg) – Contains a balanced blend of legumes, cereals, brassicas, and leafy greens.
Our Autumn & Winter Green Manure Seed Mix is designed to revitalise your soil during the cooler months. This powerful blend improves soil fertility, adds organic matter, breaks up compacted soils, suppresses weeds, and supports beneficial soil microbes. Ideal for vegetable beds, orchards, market gardens, and large-scale cropping systems.
What’s Inside?
This cool-season cover crop mix includes a carefully selected range of nutrient-boosting species:
- Legumes: Alfalfa, Broad Bean, Crimson Clover, White Clover, Dun Pea, Lupin, Vetch, Mung Bean, Fenugreek
- Grains & Grasses: Oats, Barley, Rye, Wheat, Japanese Millet, White French Millet
- Brassicas & Leafy Crops: Mustard, Kale, Tillage Radish, Spinach
- Herbs: Dill (for soil structure and beneficial insect attraction)
Key Benefits:
- Improves soil structure and aeration, particularly through deep-rooting species like lupin and tillage radish.
- Fixes atmospheric nitrogen into the soil through legumes like vetch, clover, and peas.
- Suppresses weed growth and prevents erosion over winter.
- Provides a rich source of organic matter when incorporated into the soil before spring planting.
- Boosts microbial activity and improves soil biodiversity.
- Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects when allowed to flower.
Plant Details:
- Plant Type: Annual autumn/winter cover crop mix
Sowing Information:
- Sow When: In temperate areas February – June or August – October; in subtropical areas March – June
- Germination: 7–14 days
- Depth: 1–2 cm deep
- Position: Full sun to partial shade
- Sow Where: Directly into garden beds, fields, or orchard understories
- Soil Type: Well-drained soils with a pH of 6.0–7.0
- Spacing: Broadcast evenly or drill at 15–30 cm apart
Maintenance:
- Water regularly until established; drought-tolerant once mature.
- Cut or slash down before flowering (6–10 weeks after sowing) to maximise nitrogen and biomass return.
Soil Incorporation:
Till or dig the green manure back into the soil at least 2–3 weeks before planting spring crops. For no-dig gardens, cut and leave as a mulch layer on the soil surface.
