Phacelia seeds, Dnipropetrovsk region.

Alina is a universal variety that can be used not only as honey, but also as siderat or be used as a fodder variety. Early planting is welcome, the variety is quite hardy and not capricious.
It can be sown from mid-April to early July. Due to the fact that light inhibits the germination of seeds, it is necessary to ensure thatthe seeds are completely covered with soil. They are sown in moist soil with 30 cm row spacings.
Phacelia, thanks to its accelerated growth, can be sown in gardens up to three times.
For honey collection during the entire summer and autumn, it is sown in 4 periods. If phacelia is sown from spring to mid-June, it will bloom all summer and autumn.
Phacelia can be sown at any time from early spring to late autumn, the best time is June-July. For sowing, mix a bag of seeds with a glass of dry sand, scatter over the site and cover. The optimal seed depth is 2-3 cm. The consumption of seeds is 150-200 gr. per hundred Excavation of the soil with layer turnover should be done as the green mass accumulates during the flowering period.
The honeydew plant Phacelia belongs to the water-leaf family and blooms for only one hour. It can be planted as an independent crop, or as a mixture with cereal and leguminous crops.(//tractor-service.com)
Phacelia perfectly tolerates cold, even frosts down to -9 degrees. In order for the plant to give as much nectar as possible, it should be sown on soils that are rich in humus and humus, that are well moistened.
The plant blooms for quite a long time, about 40 to 45 days. Up to 300 kilograms of honey can be obtained from one hectare of crops. Honeyphacelii has a light shade, it has a light aroma. The composition of honey does not start to crystallize and is excellent for their wintering.
Plant seeds are planted in the ground to a depth of up to 3 centimeters. They start sprouting already a week after being sown. If the weather was dry, it will take up to 14 days for germination. Phacelia flowering begins a month or a half after sowing. The flowers open for two weeks, and then they begin to bloom en masse. Honey, which is obtained from the fields of Phacelia, has a white color, sometimes with a greenish tint. It has a delicate taste and delicate aroma.
When the phacelia is cut, the parts where the seeds are concentrated are laid out for drying, then thoroughly cleaned. The seeds of the plant can retain their germination for up to 3 years.
Phacelia is a honeysuckle flower that attracts the gardener with its charming field flower. A bell-flower of a bluish-purple color creates a continuous blooming cape that blooms throughout the summer, attracting bees with a pleasant sweet smell.
The flowers are collected in a bundle that resembles a flame, which is why the word from the Greek alphabet, which means torch, was used in the name of the flower. A wonderful flower from the water-leaf family, widely distributed in North and South America. Phacelia flowers are often bluish-azure in color, but sometimes they are white or yellow in color.
When Phacelia has bloomed and it is mowed, and a plot of land is mulched with it, it significantly improves the growth of other plants. The wonderful, sweet smell of the Phacelia flower attracts bumblebees and bees to the site, and the honey obtained from the plant is one of the tastiest.