Grow a soil saving plant this month

Grow a soil saving plant this month

Our soils are amazing. Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and all of the world’s plants and forests combined, with nearly 10 billion tonnes of carbon stored in UK soils alone! We must protect them if we are to move towards a world with good health, in balance with nature and a safe climate.

By growing a soil saving plant, you're helping to look after your soil at home, attract beneficial insects and help soils lock in more carbon from the atmosphere, reducing our impact on the environment.

Try planting one of these in your garden, allotment or community patch:

• Clover

• Legumes (try french runner beans or sweet peas)

• Cover crops like hairy vetch and cereal rye

• Small tree varieties or fruit trees

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