S5 Ep9: September: Getting to grips with green manures – with Dr Anton Rosenfeld
About this episode
This episode explores the importance of green manures for soil health with Dr Anton Rosenfeld and includes gardening tips and listener questions.
In this month’s episode, we’re diving deep in to the world of Green Manures, as Dr Anton Rosenfeld, Research Manager at Garden Organic explains how sowing these plants can be central to looking after your soil. Also in this episode: Fiona and Chris catch up to see how their harvests are going this year, and we answer your questions on what type of sand you can use in the garden, when not to harvest rhubarb and what to do when your potato plants result in no yield whatsoever. For more advice on Green Manures visit our website: https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/expert-advice/garden-management/soil/green-manures
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