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'''Green manures''' are particular plants which are grown to improve the structure and/or the fertility of the [[soil]]. They break up heavy soils and improve [[drainage]]. They can help light soils hold more water. Different green manures have roots of differing depths. These can mine for different [[mineral]]s in the soil, bring them to the surface and keep them there. Green manures of the [[Legume]] family increase [[Nitrogen]] in the soil which will benefit the following crop. Some, such as [[Alfalfa]], root down very deep and bring up minerals to the top layer of the soil. The green tops, when dug in, add [[humus]] and [[nutrients]].  

'''Green manures''' are particular plants which are grown to improve the structure and/or the fertility of the [[soil]]. They break up heavy soils and improve [[drainage]]. They can help light soils hold more water. Different green manures have roots of differing depths. These can mine for different [[Soil minerals|minerals]] in the soil, bring them to the surface and keep them there. Green manures of the [[Legume]] family increase [[Nitrogen]] in the soil which will benefit the following crop. Some, such as [[Alfalfa]], root down very deep and bring up minerals to the top layer of the soil. The green tops, when dug in, add [[humus]] and [[nutrients]].  

The gardener should turn the plants into the soil at the appropriate time for each variety. Some Green Manures can be clipped during their season and these clippings can be left on the soil as a [[mulch]] and then dug in eventually to improve the [[tilth]] still further.  

The gardener should turn the plants into the soil at the appropriate time for each variety. Some Green Manures can be clipped during their season and these clippings can be left on the soil as a [[mulch]] and then dug in eventually to improve the [[tilth]] still further.