Fothergill's Green Manure Winter Rye Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Secale cereale, a hard-working and dependable cereal crop valued for its superior soil-conditioning properties.
• Plant Class: Hardy Annual, specifically bred to withstand frost and bitter cold while maintaining a protective cover over your beds.
• Root Structure: Produces large amounts of deep, fibrous roots that naturally break up heavy clay and significantly reduce soil compaction.
• Nutrient Protection: Acts as an essential catch crop, preventing important nutrients and minerals from being washed out of bare soil by heavy winter rain.
• Growth Habit: Reaches an upright height of 60cm (24in) to form a dense green canopy that prevents winter weeds from establishing on fallow plots.

Care & Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Position: Broadcast the seeds evenly over bare, cleared ground in a full sun position during early autumn, raking lightly into the soil surface.
• Incorporation: Leave the crop to safeguard the ground through the winter. In early spring, chop the green matter down and dig it directly back into the ground to decompose and enrich your plot naturally before sowing your main crops.