Fothergill's Green Manure Mustard Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Sinapis alba, a traditional, hard-working brassica variety used for centuries to improve soil health.
• Plant Class: Hardy Annual, growing with incredible speed from seed to deliver rapid biomass before the winter or between crop rotations.
• Growth Habit: Reaches an upright height of 60cm (24in) with a spread of 30cm (12in), creating a dense canopy that naturally crowds out and suppresses competitive weeds.
• Soil Conditioning: Excellent for breaking up heavy clay or compacted soils, naturally loosening the earth and significantly improving soil structure and drainage.
• Nutrient Protection: Acts as an essential catch crop, safeguarding vital minerals and preventing nutrients from leaching away out of bare beds during heavy rainfall.
• Wildlife Friendly: If allowed to mature slightly, the green growth and eventual yellow blooms are highly attractive to bees and other vital pollinators.

Care & Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Position: Broadcast the seeds evenly over bare, cleared patches of ground in a full sun position, raking lightly into the surface and keeping moist to trigger rapid germination.
• Incorporation: Dig the rich green organic matter directly back into the ground around 40–50 days after sowing, ensuring the foliage is chopped and buried before the plants begin to set seed.