Green Manure - Caliente Mustard Seeds

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This is not just a green manure – it also acts as a biofumigant for the soil. Biofumigants suppress various soil borne pests and diseases by releasing naturally occurring compounds.

The foliage must be crushed or finely chopped for it to release a natural gas (isothiocyanate) which effectively reduces and suppresses a range of harmful nematodes and diseases in the soil.

The combination of biofumigation plus the digging in of the green material, increases beneficial soil microbes, which out-compete pathogen microbes helping to keep soil diseases down.

The finer the chop the better the result, running over the area with a rotary mower or strimmer to chop well before digging in to the top 6inches of soil is a simple way of incorporating the crop.

The benefits of use for the home gardener for most crop and soil types are:

Improved root systems and a measurable increase in yield of following crops
Suppression of a range of soil-borne diseases including Verticillium wilt, Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Fusarium, and Sclerotinia
Suppresses a range of harmful nematode species
Improved soil structure and fertility
Suppresses weeds – mainly soft-seeded annuals – soon after incorporation
Caliente Mustard can be sown in spring or late summer for a quick crop, or mid-autumn for over-wintering in milder areas.

Quantity Covers 70sq yds / 60sq m
Catalogue Code 1020-2976

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On 18/10/2011 Tom Mason wrote:

Rating:5

These Seeds are great they have come through in less than 2 weeks and for such a small packet I have covered my whole allotment plot. Great Product

On 31/03/2011 Mike Hambleton wrote:

Rating:5

A very easy and quick crop - does exactly what marshalls say it does. One of the easiest green manures I have tried. Also, does not spread everywhere if you leave it to flower and seed, unlike Phacelia.

On 04/10/2009 Kristian Preece wrote:

Rating:5

VERY SPEED SERVICE FROM Marshalls planted seed as per instruction and they were up in a week look forward to buying more product''''s if they are as good as this one

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Natures own Biofumigant

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Height: 24-36in (60-90cm)

Sow Outdoors: March-August, thinly, direct into the required position, ½in (1cm) deep. Keep soil moist at all times.

Thin Out: If necessary.

DIG IN: Chop foliage and dig in before flowering.

Flowers: June-October

Supresses a range of soil borne disease whilst adding nutrients!

Gardening In August - Jobs & Tips for August
August is primarily about harvesting your crops, but there are still some vegetables that can be sown and planted out!