This Living Mulch Trick Supercharges Your Soil Biology

Dead mulch sits on top of your soil. Living mulch rebuilds it from the roots up. Dr. Wendy Seabrook shows you how to use a self-seeding cover crop (cowpeas) as living mulch — a method that feeds your soil biology through root exudates, improves soil structure, and makes your garden far easier to maintain. You'll discover: ✅ Why living plants feed soil microbes through root exudates (dead mulch can't do this) ✅ How cowpeas fix nitrogen AND self-seed — plant once, benefit for years ✅ The science of "leaky root syndrome" — why plants deliberately feed soil organisms ✅ How to plant pumpkins directly into living mulch with zero digging required This is the no-dig, low-maintenance approach that improves your soil structure, reduces your fertiliser costs, and eliminates most weeding in one go. 🌱 Want to go deeper? Get our LIVING MULCH HANDBOOK Get the eBook here (for less than a bale of mulch!) - https://learningfromnature-shop.fourt... With the Handbook, you'll learn how to grow living mulch - ▶Prepare your site ▶Select suitable species, including ecological support plants ▶Maintain a great cover of living mulch 🌿 Learning from Nature supports farmers and gardeners to grow healthy, affordable food by working with — not against — natural systems. Subscribe for practical, science-backed food growing advice:    / @learningfromnature   CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction – Why Living Mulch Beats Dead Mulch 0:30 Cowpeas as a Self-Seeding Living Mulch 1:39 The Science: Root Exudates Feed Your Soil Biology 3:27 Planting Pumpkins Directly Into Living Mulch 3:49 Results – Healthier Soil & Less Work #LivingMulch #NoDigGarden #VegetableGarden #OrganicGardening #Permaculture