SLIDE 8 Introducing green fertilizers to gain autonomy
INCREASE THE FERTILITY OF A SOIL ATELIER PAYSAN
Sowing green manure consists of cultivating plants between our rows of vines and burying them in order to increase the fertility
- f a soil, not to harvest them. This also makes it possible
to unpack and restructure the soils thanks to the root systems of the selected species, and to limit the erosion of the plots in winter. We generally associate grasses (oats, rye, etc.) for the soil structure, legumes (lentils, clovers, etc.) that fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, and crucifers (mustard, etc.) for the other mineral elements or to decompact. The difficulty was to adapt a conventional seed drill to the rows
- f narrow vines that we have in Burgundy. We worked
collectively with other winegrowers and the Atelier Paysan to design and manufacture a seed drill for narrow vines.We are very satisfied with the first results. This technique allows us to gain autonomy over fertilization and improve the overall functioning of our soils. "
DOMAINE CHEVROT