Phacelia tanacetifolia
Produces good soil structure and is a first class food plant for honey bees, bumble bees etc. March sowings come into flower by July, later sowings to the beginning of September produce good green manure and are killed off by the frost. October sowings germinate well and usually overwinter well. Sowing depth: 1-2 cm.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Phacelia tanacetifoliaOver wintering: noVegetation period: annualSpecific qualities: October sowings can be over wintered. Rotation neutral.Bee pasture: yesCut-and-come-again: no
Cultivation
Sowing date: March - beginning of September (maybe October)Amount of seed needed: 100-300 g/aSowing depth: 1-2 cm
increasingly from
Krebsbachhof / Karl Meßing
The Krebsbachhof is located in the Gladenbach Uplands, southwest of Marburg in Hesse, and propagates seeds according to biodynamic principles.
Martin Hänsel
Martin Hänsel propagates seeds on a biodynamic basis in Taucha, on the edge of the Leipzig Basin.
Organic
Diverse
Reliable
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