Cover crops
Phacelia
A rapidly growing cover crop, Phacelia will reduce nitrogen leaching and suppress weeds, with a beneficial root structure.
Product benefits (ACRES)
- For ACRES, a mixture of at least two crops from the prescribed list must be sown before 15 September.
- Phacelia crops must remain in situ until after 1 January.
Usage instructions
| Rate | 8kg/ha |
| Time | Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES |
| 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 and diseases | Generally not a problem |