Perfect for opening up compacted soils, releasing minerals, supporting biodiversity and suppressing weeds, green manures are a powerhouse for soil health.

We sow green manures throughout the year. They are brilliant infills for bare patches of earth; remember you always want plants growing in the soil to keep the photosynthesis machine working. They also benefit the health of the soil, opening up compacted soil, releasing minerals to the plant or fixing nitrogen and they are good weed suppressors.

We choose a variety of green manures depending on the time of year, how long we need them to grow for and how we want to help our soils.

Buckwheat with its unique triangular seed is in the rhubarb and sorrel family and is not actually a wheat. It grows very quickly.

Approximate coverage: 160m2 per Kg, 25Kg per acre

Latin Name: Fagopyrum esculentum

Sow: May to August

See our Guide to Green Manures for details about why and how to use Green Manures.