Green Manure

We have been using green manures as the main form of fertility input for three years now, below you see the plot of sweet clover which was sowed last year, It could reach up to 2m high in its second year but we've mown it down in preparation for cultivation and subsequent planting

We don,t plough here so we deep tine then rotary cultivate two or three times to incorporate all the materials and to prevent re-growth.

The main green manure we use is a humus builder which includes Clover red and white, cocksfoot grass, chicory and ryegrass. The growth last year was very good in the wet summer and so produced good root growth for the humus levels. The main problem with this mix has been the re-growth particularly of chicory see ,http://hopesayglebefarm.blogspot.com/2008/05/yet-more-wet-weather-slows-progress.html
we are waiting to see what crop growth we get now we have planted in last years green manure area before deciding which green manure crop we use this year.