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Keeps for 2 years.

About phacelia

Phacelia produces significant amounts of organic matter. Furthermore, it is a green manure of interest to beekeepers because it is highly melliferous. It attracts several predatory and parasitoid insects. Sow after the risk of frost. Used as a green manure but also as magnificent ornamental flowers. Incorporate after flowering. Suitable for all soil types.

H: 75 cm. Untreated seeds. 50 g covers 50 square meters, 5 g covers 5 square meters

50 g = 31,250 seeds

1 g = approximately 500 seeds

Green manures

Green manures are crops intended to be incorporated into the soil to increase fertility. Cultivating green manures offers many advantages. Among other things, it helps prepare new ground. Cultivated cyclically, green manures rest, enrich, and sanitize the soil. Established in the autumn, they protect the soil from erosion and leaching and preserve its structure.

Growing tips for phacelia

Number of seeds
± 31250
Growing cycle
Annual
Suggested sowing
Outside
Suggested time*
June
Ideal germination temperature
From 15 to 21℃
Germination time
3 to 7 days
Sowing depth
Three times the size of the seed.
Seed storage
In a dry place away from light.
Seed shelf life
2 years minimum
Exposure
partial shade|sun
Days to maturity*
60 days
*The suggested time concerns zone 4b. For zone 5 you can start 2 weeks earlier and in zone 3 delay by 2 weeks. The number of days indicated is calculated from planting in the garden. Click here to get your hardiness zone or create your gardening calendar with our Quebec partner, lamainverte.ca.

In anticipation of our section on gourmet plants, we reserve an entire section for the intensive cultivation of green manures each season.

Growing tips for green manures

Green manures are crops intended to be worked into the soil to increase fertility. Growing green manures has many benefits. Among other things, it allows you to prepare new land. Grown cyclically, green manures rest, enrich, and cleanse the soil. Established in the fall, they protect the soil from erosion and leaching and preserve its structure.

— These valuable tips were written by Yves Gagnon, in the book Ecological culture for small and large areas , Les Éditions Colloïdales.

You can add the book Ecological Culture for Small and Large Surfaces by Yves Gagnon to your order for further advice on soils.

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