WARM SEASON GREEN MANURES

As a general guide sow in spring after all danger of frost has passed, usually mid-September; sow summer whenever good rainfall is expected; in tropical areas seeds can be sown right through the year whenever moisture is available. More specific sowing times are listed as part of the seed description.

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Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum

Buckwheat is an ancient food plant  that has been in use for over 9,000 years; it gives a whole new meaning to the word 'heirloom'. It is an annual warm season crop to 50 cm high. It has some drought tolerance and is frost tender. It germinates in 3 - 4 days, with a soil temperature of 20°C. Sow it 2.5 - 3.5 cm deep. The soil should be moist before sowing but do not over-water, buckwheat doesn't tolerate being waterlogged at any stage of growth. It will grow in a wide range of soils, including infertile ones, with a preferred pH range of 6 - 7.

It has a wide range of uses including:

• It makes a useful, fast growing, warm season, green manure that accumulates phosphorus and builds organic matter quickly. Use it as a fill-in between other crops. 

• The young sprouts can be harvested for salad.

• The high protein leaves can be used like spinach.

• The seeds are ground for a high-protein, gluten-free flour.

• The white flowers attract beneficial insects including hoverflies, lacewings and bees.

Growing as a grain crop:

A buckwheat grain crop requires a temperature during the growing season of between 13°C - 26°C. It takes 8 - 12 weeks from sowing to finished grain. Suitable areas are the cool highlands during summer and autumn to winter in southern Qld.

Growing as a green manure:

Flowering begins 4 weeks from sowing; dig the green manure whilst still flowering. If allowed to set seed it will often self-sow readily. Buckwheat used as a green manure has much wider sowing times than grain crops. In temperate areas sow September - February. In subtropical areas sow any time avoiding frost periods. In tropical areas other green manures are a better choice.

SB137 10m² $3.50   add

SB138 3kg covers 1000m² (Q, NSW, VIC) $22.50   add

SB139 3kg covers 1000m² (WA, SA, NT, TAS) $27.50   add

Cowpea      

Vigna unguiculata

Adds nitrogen, builds organic matter, smothers weeds and controls nematodes; combine with Japanese millet; use as a living mulch under corn; good animal forage; some drought tolerance. Sow in temperate areas Nov-Feb; in subtropical areas Sept-March and in tropical areas during the wet season.

SC155 10m² $3.50 Inoculant included add

SC156 2.5kg covers 1000m²  (Q, NSW, VIC) $18.00 Inoculant included add

SC157 2.5kg covers 1000m²  (SA, NT, TAS)  $24.00 Inoculant included add

Japanese Millet
Echinochloa utilis

Fast growing clumping grass, good used with legumes as a green manure, adds bulk organic material. Sow in temperate areas Oct-Feb; in subtropical areas Sept-April and in tropical areas during the wet season.

SJ102 10m² $3.50 add

SJ103 2kg covers 1000m² $12.00 add

Lablab                                                                                                    

Lablab purpureus

Adds nitrogen, likes it hot, very vigorous vine; suits a wide range of soils and wet weather; useful animal forage, some drought tolerance. Sow in subtropical areas Oct-Feb and in tropical areas all year.

SL115 10m² $3.50 Inoculant included add

Mung Bean

Vigna radiata

Quick growing and hardy, adds nitrogen, builds organic matter; combine with buckwheat or Japanese millet; produces edible seeds. Sow in temperate areas Nov-Feb; in subtropical areas Sept-March and tropical areas during the wet season.

SM130 10m² $3.50 Inoculant included add

SM131 2.5kg covers 1000m²  $18.00 Inoculant included add

Mung Bean Organic Seed for Sprouting

Mung Bean - untreated

Quick growing and hardy, adds nitrogen, builds organic matter; combine with buckwheat or Japanese millet; produces edible seeds. Sow in temperate areas Nov-Feb; in subtropical areas Sept-March and tropical areas during the wet season.

SM110 10m² $3.50 Inoculant included add

SM111 2.5kg covers 1000m²  $12.00 Inoculant included add

Millet ‘French White’       

Panicum miliaceum

Fast growing clumping grass to 1m; edible seed, not suitable for grazing; excellent used with legumes as a green manure, builds soil structure and adds bulk organic material. Sow in temperate areas Oct-Feb; in subtropical areas Sept-April and tropical areas all year.   

SM108 10m² $3.50 add

SM109 2kg covers 1000m² $15.00 add

Soybean                

Not to WA

Glycine max  
Good for hot, humid areas, adds nitrogen, builds organic matter, controls weed and nematodes; animal forage; edible seeds. Temperate (sow summer), Subtropical and Tropical (sow Nov – Feb)

SS146  10m² $3.50 Inoculant included add

SS147  5kg 1000m² (Q, NSW, VIC) $22.00 Inoculant included add

SS148  5kg 1000m² (SA, NT, TAS) $27.00 Inoculant included add

Soybean Organic Seed for Sprouting

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