Plants used to improve soilA crop specifically grown to be dug into the soil resulting in soil improvement and enrichment. E.g. broad beans are often grown as a green manure crop.

A cover crop that is quick to grow, mature, and kill, and one easily decomposes, allowing for a fast shot of nutrients to garden soil. Buckwheat is the most commonly used cover crop that is known as a green manure.

A cover crop that is particularly succulent and fast in maturing. Green Manures are often used in between crops to smother weeds in fallow areas and add quickly-decomposing biomass into the soil.

A cover crop that is turned into the soil before it flowers and is allowed to decay and enrich the soil. Greensand

A quick growing leafy crop grown specifically to be dug back in to enrich the soil. see the available Green manure

Green manure refers to turning a cover crop into the soil.

A crop plowed under when green for its beneficial effect on soil structure and fertility.

A cover crop used to add nutrients to the soil and choke out undesirable plants.

A crop that is grown and then incorporated into the soil to increase soil fertility or organic matter content. Usually turned over into the soil a few weeks before new planting begins.

A type of cover crop grown primarily to provide nutrients and nitrogen rich organic matter to compost or the soil.  Green manure crops are commonly associated with organic agricultural practices.

A crop grown specifically for digging back into the soil. These may be grown to protect the ground between crops, to stop nutrients leaking away, or to provide green matter and nitrogen ready for the [..]

A cover crop used to add nutrients to the soil and choke out undesirable plants.

A crop of growing plants, such as rye grass or legumes that is plowed under while still green and allowed to decay and enrich the soil. Nitrogen is the key nutrient added through this process.

See cover crop.

Any crop grown for the sole purpose of adding nutritional value to a soil by adding organic matter or nutrients such as nitrogen. Green manures are turned under the soil while they are still green and [..]

a crop grown to be dug into soil in need of nutrients. It is usually applied before the second crop (usually a food crop) grows to avoid overheating it or depriving it of nutrients.

This refers to any fast-growing crop which is planted specifically to be dug into the soil. Legumes, such as French beans

Cover crop that is incorporated into the soil, while green, for soil improvement.

See cover crop.

a type of cover crop grown primarily to add nutrients and organic matter to the soil.

A crop that is ploughed into the soil to improve its fertility

Living plant biomass that is grown and then incorporated into the soil by tillage.