PDF Product Sheet Phacelia (Phacelia) Characteristics: Annual, hairy plant Leaves: finely structured, soft Stem: hollow, stable Height: up to 70 cm Flowers: white to light blue, in coiled spikes which uncoil during flowering Root: taproot, extending to a depth of 60-150 cm into the soil (primary and hair roots combined) Dies off at temperatures below -8 °C Fast juvenile development Environmental needs: Good, fresh, well aerated soils Able to tolerate dry and acidic soils Needs warmth and moisture Use: Popular catch crop Forage/silage in mixtures; no outstanding forage qualities Green manure: Good weed suppressant Tilth improver Generates a good root system and good tilth Medium to good value as a forecrop Neutral crop rotation effect for full flexibility Avoided by pests Good bee forage Function within TerraLife: Deep rooting Tilth improver Inorganically bound P-fixing Mycorrhization-promoter Tap rooting Flowering TerraLife mixtures: BioMax DT MaizePro DT N-Fixx Rigol DT BetaMaxx DT DSV varieties: BEEHAPPY LISETTE For source references click here. Interesting articles about cover crops Approved retailer Approved retailer Approved retailer