What are green manures?

They’re not just another piece of garden jargon – if you’re wondering what to plant in empty garden beds in autumn, you’ll want these superhero plants on your radar. They’re brilliant soil improvers, and they offer a host of other benefits in the garden, too.

To find out what green manures are, what they do, and the best time to sow them, I checked in with a few garden experts.

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In short, green manures are, well, the green version of regular manure: they’re plants that act as soil improvers, enriching the soil with nutrients after they’re dug back into the earth.

That’s not all green manures are good for…

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