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Tips for green manure after harvest
After the harvest, you work with a good green manure on the soil and on the yield and quality of the next main crop. Therefore, pay sufficient attention to the choice of green manure per plot.
There is a large and diverse range of green manure crops and mixtures, each with their specific qualities in the field of soil fertility and soil health. You choose the most optimal green manure on the basis of the primary cultivation goal per plot.
Green manure as a nematode fighter
Crop damage from harmful nematodes is a growing problem. A resistant green manure crop stops the population building up and can thus significantly reduce it. In the case of harmful nematodes on the plot, adjust the green manure fertilizer to the nematodes you want to control.
Select green manures based on nematode control here.
Green manure as a soil improver
A successful green manure improves the soil by adding organic matter, rooting and stimulating saprophytic soil life. Japanese oats, grasses and the new mixture Orgamax are strong in this area.
Select green manures here based on soil improvement.
Green manure as a mineral source
After the harvest of the main crop, a green manure absorber absorbs minerals until the autumn, thus preventing them from leaching and partly releasing them again for the next crop. This of course applies to any successful green manure crop, but some crops excel in mineral retention.
Select green manures based on mineral retention here.
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