4. Living Mulch Or Green Manure

This is mulch that you can grow in your garden with little effort, using ground covers like clovers or legume plants to add nitrogen to the soil. Simply chop or mow it and leave it on the ground as a soil additive or spread the cuttings around the plants you want to boost.

You can also add carbon by growing perennial plants and bushes that you chop and pile around your gardens. They’ll break down slowly, all the time adding carbon to your soil.