Suffolk Herbs Green Manures Field Beans
Suffolk Herbs Green Manures Field Beans is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Suffolk Herbs Green Manures Field Beans
Description
Description
An extremely hardy nitrogen fixer for use over winter, leaving heavy soil beautifully friable in the spring.
Improve your soil fertility, increase the humus content, improve the structure of the soil or simply blanket the bare soil and suppress weed growth whilst the ground is not in use.
Height: 80cm (32in)
Product Part No: 80504
Pack size: 6 Sq.M. Pack
When to Sow Field Beans Seeds
September to end of November.
How to Sow
In rows 5cm deep and 20cm apart.
Growing Time
Over winter.
Soil Type
Prefers heavy soil, but will not tolerate drought or waterlogged land.
Digging In
Dig In before flowering, at least 2 weeks before the next crop. Cut down with a spade if they get too large, but do not forget to leave the nitrogen-rich roots.
Coverage
6 square metres. 1 ROD - 5.5 x 5.5 sq. yds. = 30.25 sq. yds. or 25.3 sq.m.
Comments
A winter green manure such as field beans will attract useful slug predators. Beetles and frogs love the cool, damp conditions. If plants become too large, chop down before digging in.
