Insect Buffet - Green manure
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Mixture of flowering plants for boundary strips. Does not contain cruciferous plants, but leguminous ones as well as other insect feeding varieties: Buckwheat, phacelia, sunflowers, borage, narrowleaf lupin, trifolium alexandrinum, persian clover, common
Variety-specific characteristics
| Seed rate | 300 g/100m² |
|---|---|
| Height | 30-200 cm |
| Lifespan | annual |
| Note | good for seedballs |
| Beemeadow | yes |
| Hardy | no |
| Nutrient requirements | manuring not necessary |
| Sowing depth | 2-3 cm |
Explanations
Bee-friendly: This plant has a good nectar or pollen supply, which is especially good for honey and wild bees, as well as other pollinating insects. There are 500 different kinds of wild bees alone. Some crops are best approached by specialists, others by generalists.