green manure
Plowed-under plant matter
Green manure is a crop grown specifically to be plowed back into the soil while still green, enriching it with organic matter and nutrients.
Farmers plant clover, rye, or legumes as green manure between main crops: We turned under the green manure before spring planting.
The practice improves soil structure and reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers.
Plants shielding fallow fields
- legumesEdible pod-bearing plants
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- vetchLeguminous climbing herb
- alfalfaForage crop legume
buckwheat · rye · oats · barley · peas · field peas · crimson clover · winter rye
Converting inert gas to ammonia
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
organic matter · biomass · humus · enrichment · amendment · mineralization · trace elements · soil amendment
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- agroecologyEcological approach to farming
sustainable agriculture · fallow · mulching · composting · biodynamic · traditional farming · smallholding · market gardening
Range of life forms
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- beneficial insectsArthropods aiding agriculture
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- carbon sequestrationRemoving and storing atmospheric CO2
soil conservation · erosion control · water retention · soil structure · pest management · symbiosis · mycorrhizae · habitat
cover crops
Plants shielding fallow fields
alfalfa · buckwheat · rye · oats · barley · peas · field peas · crimson clover · winter rye · mustard
nitrogen fixation
Converting inert gas to ammonia
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
potassium · organic matter · biomass · humus · enrichment · amendment · mineralization · trace elements · soil amendment · incorporation
organic farming
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
- crop rotationAlternating field plantings yearly
- intercroppingSimultaneous multi-crop cultivation
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
agroecology · sustainable agriculture · fallow · mulching · composting · biodynamic · traditional farming · smallholding · market gardening · cultivation
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- beneficial insectsArthropods aiding agriculture
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
carbon sequestration · soil conservation · erosion control · water retention · soil structure · pest management · symbiosis · mycorrhizae · habitat
- crop farmingharvesting, planting, tractors, fertilizing, fertilizer
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- Old Farmingplowing, harvesting, sowing, threshing, winnowing
- farming knowledgecrop rotation, companion planting, seed saving, fallow fields, composting
- Cultivation Methodscross-pollination, selective breeding, self-pollination, pollination, organic fertilizer
- eco-farmingorganic farming, sustainable farming, sustainable agriculture, cover crops, crop rotation
green manuresynthetic fertilizer
Chemically produced crop nutrients
chemical fertilizer · ammonium nitrate · guano · horse manure · chicken manure
green manurecompost
Decayed organic fertilizer
humus · black gold · leaf mold
green, greens, manure, greenhouse, greenery, greenish, greenness, greening, greened