No wonder the badgers are raking up my soil. The earthworms are huge this year after their winter green manure feeds. I had three pairs of robins watching on hoping for a worm feast. What a difference a month makes, from the end of December to the end of January. #Allotment #Worms #GrowYourOwn #Allotments #CoverCrops #GreenManures #SoilHealth

@graftandspur Yes, ryegrass will over winter here. So far mustard has been the next hardiest. I was hoping the oats would over winter with the rye but they haven’t.

I grow a diverse cover crop mix from Sept and let their biomass cover the ground and feed the soil biology.

As it’s too warm for Jan some clover and phacelia may start to come through now. The only plants I have growing at the moment are the perennials, teasel, ryegrass and the bulbs. #Zone9a #Allotment #CoverCrops #GreenManures