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Green Manure - Phacelia Tanacetifolia - Pack for 25 sq.m

Phacelia Tanacetifolia is quick to start up and suppress weeds, winter hardy so can be sown in autumn for spring digging in. It aids adding humus content to soil.

Improve your soil fertility, increase the humus content, improve the structure of the soil or simply blanket the bare soil and suppress weed growth whilst the ground is not in use.

Height: 60cm (24in)

Product Part No: 80518

Pack size: 25 Sq.M. Pack

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Price: £1.95

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Additional Details

When to Sow Phacelia Tanacetifolia Seeds

Broadcast March - mid September after the risk of frost has passed. Broadcast 2 to 3 grams per square metre, or thinly in rows 20cm apart. 

Soil Type

Suitable for all soil types.

Digging In

>1 - 3 months, before flowering. It is easy to dig in, maybe leave a few to flower to encourage the bees (for excellent honey) and hoverflies (whose larvae eat masses of greenfly).

Nitrogen Fixer

No

Coverage

Covers 25 sq.m/ 30 sq yd 1 ROD - 5.5 x 5.5 sq. yds. = 30.25 sq. yds. or 25.3 sq.m.