Could black fallow be put to better use building humus and saving the world?

By Jamie Brown
July 21 2019 - 12:00pm
Cover crops can sometimes be voluntary but these plants aren't weeds if they are roller-crimped at flowering. The resulting green manure should break down within six weeks or the soil needs fixing, says Graeme Salt.
Cover crops can sometimes be voluntary but these plants aren't weeds if they are roller-crimped at flowering. The resulting green manure should break down within six weeks or the soil needs fixing, says Graeme Salt.

Near Lismore, along the Disputed Plains, where the Northern Rivers blockaded the advancement of gas mining, a shed-full of 80 farmers paid incredibly close attention to an excellent primer on the making of humus.

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