These vegetable roots could hold the key to richer soil

If you’re putting your vegetable garden to bed this month and peas and beans were on this year’s menu, hold on for just a second: you might unwittingly be throwing away garden gold (and no, I’m not talking about potatoes or leafmould this time).

The roots of your pea and bean plants are among the very best natural soil enrichers, which means the smartest thing you can do this month is leave them in the soil.

If you’ll be getting your garden ready for winter over the coming weeks and you’ve got some spent legumes to clear away, you’ll want these root benefits on your radar…