So about the Phacelia, if planted late September, when do you recommend that it is cut back just to lay on ground and rot in over winter. Should it be covered or not?
I tried growing a couple of years ago, but it didn't seem to grow very high or very thick on the ground. I have quite a heavy clay soil on my allotment on the one side - size about 10 x 3 metres, the other side is not too bad. How much seed for that size?
Perhaps I was a bit shy with the seed, I'm not good at scatter sowing !
Been trying to improve by covering with unrotted stable (horse) manure, but seemed to improve weed growth, and attract rabbits and rats, which loved to dig about in it, even after over wintering and my spuds were eventually planted there, so ended up with quite a few chewed and green spuds where they were uncovered
Thanks everyone.