Q: What is the difference between a green manure and a cover crop? Answer: Green manures and cover crops are grown to protect or prepare the soil for what we call cash crops to be harvested and used ...

Green manures, or cover crops, offer a fantastic way to boost the health of your soil, and not enough gardeners take advantage. They improve the structure, enhance the nutrient levels, and also ...

Long before the advent of synthetic plant foods, farmers had only two ways to make their fields more fertile. One method was to spread manure from livestock, which proved a labor-intensive method that ...

Long before the advent of synthetic plant foods, farmers had only two ways to make their fields more fertile. One method was to spread manure from livestock, which proved a labor-intensive method that ...

Here’s how cool-season green manures help Indian farmers enrich soil, protect fields after harvest, and prepare for stronger ...

Long before the advent of synthetic plant foods, farmers had only two ways to make their fields more fertile. One method was to spread manure from livestock, which proved a labor-intensive method that ...

COURTESY KIMO FRANKLIN A "green" manure plot with Sunn hemp, buckwheat, oats, peas, rye grass and clover plants that are about 6 weeks old. They will be ready to chop down in approximately two weeks.

Outdoor cannabis gardens lie at the mercy of the elements, and risk contaminating their surrounding environment with fertilizers and herbicides. Before you use chemicals on the farm, make sure to take ...

Scroll down to find out which other gardening jobs you should tackle this October A GARDENING expert has revealed an 89p soil hack which will save your soil over the cold winter months. Summer is now ...