Phacelia Seed (Certified Organic)

• Will grow up to 1m in height.
• Is tolerant of cold temperatures and may over-winter if it's not too cold.
• Suits most soil types but is particularly good in dry ones.
• Phacelia has beautiful scented purple/blue flowers with dense fern-like foliage.
• It smothers weeds and has an extensive root system that improves the soil structure. 
• It flowers from 6-8 weeks after sowing.
• Phacelia is highly attractive to honey bees, bumble bees, and hover flies, and these insects are valuable pollinators.  Hover fly larvae are voracious feeders on aphids and young caterpillars. 
• Phacelia provides both pollen (for protein – needed for egg production) and nectar (for carbohydrates – needed for energy). 
• Phacelia is listed as one of the top 20 honey-producing flowers. 
• Beautiful cut flower as well.
• If sown in August it will produce masses of growth that will last well into the Winter. This will slowly die back and can be left as a 'blanket' on the soil then dig it in in the Spring.

How to sow green manures:

• Prepare a reasonable seed bed.
• Broadcast you seeds. If you have a large area to cover it is a good idea to divide the seed and the land into 4 parts to avoid running out of seed.
• Rake in and water if soil is dry.