Phacelia
A rapidly growing cover crop, Phacelia will reduce nitrogen leaching and suppress weeds, with a beneficial root structure.
- Sowing rate: 4-5 kg/ha
- Sowing time: Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES
- Grazing: Light grazing permitted after 1 January
- Frost tolerance: Poor
- Biomass: Lower biomass than many other cover crops, but it works extremely well as part of a mixture and the recommendation would be to sow it with other cover crops
- Pests & diseases: Generally not a problem.
| Brassica | Legume | Cereal | Other |
| Forage rape
4-5 kg/ha |
Crimson clover
10-15 kg/ha |
Rye
65-75 kg/ha |
Phacelia
4-5 kg/ha |
| Leafy turnip
4-6 kg/ha |
Berseem clover
10-15 kg/ha |
Oats
60-75 kg/ha |
Buckwheat
30-40 kg/ha |
| Tillage radish
4-6 kg/ha |
Vetch
15 kg/ha |
Black oats
30-40 kg/ha |
Sunflowers
10-15 kg/ha |
| Mustard
8-10 kg/ha |
Peas
40-50 kg/ha |
Linseed
15 kg/ha |
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| Beans
70-90 kg/ha |
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| Red clover
8-10 kg/ha |
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