Phacelia about to flower - what now?

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Nobbie

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Phacelia about to flower - what now?
« on: October 04, 2014, 16:08 »
I sowed some Phacelia as a green manure a couple of months back expecting it to get frosted and then rot on the soil over winter preventing weed growth. however it's about to flower and was wondering what the best thing to do with it was? Options include; Cut it down completely, just cut off the top bit so it grows a bit more bushy. Don't fancy digging it in yet as then weeds will start growing.

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Re: Phacelia about to flower - what now?
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2014, 16:14 »
I'd wait a week or 2 because the weather has changed for the worse, and a frost will stop it growing any more/at least frost the flowers.





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Re: Phacelia about to flower - what now?
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2014, 16:23 »
leaving it never presented problems for me (compared to weeds)

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Re: Phacelia about to flower - what now?
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2014, 19:53 »
Let it flower and watch the bees enjoy some late nectar.

 The weather and frost will gradually knock it down. Sometimes it survives the Winter, sometimes not. In the meantime it will smoother weeds. It can set seed but that is doubtful so late. No problem if it does as the seeds do not survive long in the soil and any seedlings are easy to hoe off.


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