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You've never even dreamed of such a harvest: what green manure to sow under tomatoes in spring
18.02.2025 04:10
Experienced gardeners know what green manure is capable of, so they buy seeds rather than fertilizers.
There are several plant options that are worth planting in the spring in an area where you plan to grow tomatoes.
The benefits of green manure crops are hard to overestimate. They improve the soil, saturate it with nutrients, and some of them even drive out pests.
What to sow under tomatoes
There are three options for green manure for a future tomato bed: mustard, phacelia, and hairy pea (hairy vetch).
Some summer residents combine these crops, which allows them to obtain the advantages of each option.
For example, after mustard, tomatoes are less likely to suffer from late blight.
Hairy peas will abundantly saturate the soil with nitrogen. After this green manure, many gardeners do not even use fertilizer.
When to sow green manure
The time must be calculated so that the green manure grows by 20–30 cm before mowing and digging.
Some summer residents practice growing tomatoes and green manure at the same time.
