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Blue phacelia is also called tansy bunch. It has a rough, hairy stem and pinnate leaves. they resemble bells and are gathered in strands. The plant has a purple-blue color. Its undoubted advantage is the fact that it can be sown at various times. It also has several other useful properties, e.g. it can be used as a green fertilizer.
Growing phacelia. Even a beginner gardener can handle it
Phacelia likes moderately fertile and slightly moist soil. It grows best in a sunny place and tolerates frost well. It has an extensive root system that improves the soil structure, prevents it from drying out and inhibits the development of weeds. It can be sown throughout the entire growing season, preferably immediately after the ground thaws. is one of the best honey producing flowers. Attracts bees, bumblebees and wasps. One hectare of phacelia can yield up to 300 to 700 kg of honey.
Phacelia as a catch crop. It will protect your plants
The plant can be used as a green fertilizer, or catch crop. For this purpose, it should be sown in beds intended for growing vegetables. It is best to do this between mid-July and mid-August. When the phacelia grows, you can plant tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini in it. It will protect the seedlings against weather conditions and pests. After 7 days, it should be cut down and spread as mulch. It will then enrich the soil with biomass and begin to secrete compounds that inhibit the development of fungi responsible for dangerous plant diseases, such as powdery mildew. It also limits the occurrence of the potato cyst nematode.
Source: Gazeta
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