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Green manures are a cheap and effective way to add organic matter to depleted soils. Sow in beds that need a pick-me-up and dig in just before they start to flower.

AUTUMN GREEN MANURE MIX

AUTUMN GREEN MANURE MIX

Pea, Oat and Vetch make a vibrant and enriching autumn green manure for your soil. Enough seed to cover 50m2, premixed for your convenience and complete with innoculant to boost nitrogen fixing legumes.

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BUCKWHEAT ORGANIC

BUCKWHEAT ORGANIC

Plant as a leafy cover crop to suppress weeds then turn into the soil for an excellent green manure. Buckwheat flowers are fragrant and make a wonderful addition to tall flowering wildflowers such as cosmos and ...

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CHICKPEA ORGANIC

CHICKPEA ORGANIC

The perfect multi-purpose crop. This spring planting legume makes a great drought tolerant, nitrogen fixing green manure. Tips and leaves can be pinched off to use in salads and stir fries. Plants that are left to ...

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CLEVER CLOVER 'DALKEITH'

CLEVER CLOVER 'DALKEITH'

Clover adds nitrogen to the soil, suppresses weeds and then becomes an organic mulch for summer crops. Sown direct in autumn (winter in warmer areas) it grows over winter and spring then dies back in summer in time ...

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CLEVER CLOVER KIT CSIRO

CLEVER CLOVER KIT CSIRO

This clever kit developed by the CSIRO contains all the green manure crops you need for a healthy garden. Your kit includes separate packets of Bio Mustard, Clover Trikkala, Clover Dalkeith and Lucerne, plus full ...

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Nature's soil building herb, used by organic gardeners for centuries. Comfrey's deep root system brings up nutrients from the subsoil and makes them available to shallower rooted plants. Use the leaves for ...

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Diggers Companion Planting Chart

Diggers Companion Planting Chart

New this season! The Diggers guide to Companion Planting. This beautifully illustrated poster provides a quick reference for companion planting in your garden. Features Australia's most popular fruit and ...

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FENUGREEK GREEN MANURE

FENUGREEK GREEN MANURE

An attractive and easily managed green manure crop that can be sown in autumn in warmer areas, otherwise sow in spring. The thick mat of foliage will suppress weed seeds and provide a nitrogen rich resource to ...

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LUCERNE GREEN MANURE

LUCERNE GREEN MANURE

Lucerne has much deeper roots than vegetable plants. It taps into, and makes available, the nutrients and water that vegetables can't access. Dig in at 13 weeks or cut down when it starts to flower for use as mulch in your garden. 100 grams covers 50 square metres.

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MUSTARD BIOFUMIGANT

MUSTARD BIOFUMIGANT

Mustard acts as a bio fumigant. As the plant breaks down it releases compounds that reduce the growth of soil-borne diseases such as tomato wilt. This fantastic crop cleans up your soil andincreases the organic ...

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PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA 1 SQM

PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA 1 SQM

A valuable companion plant with fluffy lavender flowers that are a magnet for bees and other good bugs such as hoverflies and parasitic wasps. It is highly valued in Europe and USA for its long-lasting, high quality nectar ...

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LUCERNE GREEN MANURE BULK

LUCERNE GREEN MANURE BULK

Lucerne has much deeper roots than vegetable plants. It taps into, and makes available, the nutrients and water that vegetables can't access. Dig in at 13 weeks or cut down when it starts to flower for use as mulch in ...

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Stealth Hoe. Some assembly required

Stealth Hoe. Some assembly required

In the time it takes you to mix up a sprayer of toxic weedicide, you could have already had your weeding done, it is that quick! This stealth-like hoe is made here in Australia from hardened carbon steel and has a razor ...

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TAGASASTE incl innoculant

TAGASASTE incl innoculant

Tagasaste has been grown by Australian farmers since the late 1800's. Its a fast growing, drought tolerant, evergren tree, and the deep taproots can access water even in dry summers providing valuable fodder when ...

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Member Exclusives

OLIVE GROVE COLLECTION

OLIVE GROVE COLLECTION

Start your own olive grove with this great value collection. Includes two plants each of ‘Frantoio’ for Italian style olive oil, ‘Kalamata’ for the table and ‘Manzanillo’ for stuffing and pickling.

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2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

2yr membership +FREE vegie seeds

Membership: MNE2VS

Grow the best tasting vegies with free Carrot ‘St Valery', Broccoli ‘Romanesco', Beetroot ‘Bull’s Blood' and Silverbeet ‘Fordhook’ seeds (one packet of each, valued at $21).

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