Pollinator & Green Manure Seed Mix
Botanical Name: Mixed
Create a vibrant, living ecosystem in your garden with our Pollinator & Green Manure Seed Mix — a dual-purpose blend designed to attract bees and beneficial insects while enriching and regenerating your soil.
Pollinators are essential to food production and healthy gardens. This mix provides nectar and pollen for honeybees, native bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other beneficial insects, while the added green manure species boost soil structure, nitrogen levels, and overall fertility.
This balanced combination of open-pollinated flowers, herbs, and soil-building cover crops forms a dynamic habitat that supports biodiversity above and below the soil.
What’s inside?
A carefully selected blend of annuals and perennials, which may include:
- Flowers: Calendula, Sunflower, Marigold, Nasturtium, Phacelia, Gypsophila
- Herbs: Dill, Coriander, Borage, Chives, Fenugreek, Chicory, Plantain
- Green manure species: Buckwheat, Clover, Vetch, Mustard, Lucerne
Growing Instructions:
- Sow by broadcasting seeds over prepared soil and lightly rake over to cover.
- Planting depth: 0.5 cm
- Season: Best planted in spring and summer. In warm and subtropical regions, sow until early autumn.
- Germination temperature: 15–30°C (varies by species).
- Germination time: 7–14 days
- Keep soil evenly moist during germination. Once established, water deeply but less frequently.
- Position: Full sun for best flowering; some varieties tolerate partial shade.
- Soil: Thrives in moist, well-drained soil.
- Coverage: A 25-gram pack covers approx. 10 square metres.
- Ideal for borders, vegetable gardens, orchard understories, meadow plantings, or wild garden areas.
Flowering time: Many species flower within 6–10 weeks of sowing, with ongoing blooms from spring through early autumn.
This mix goes beyond colour — it strengthens soil, boosts pollination, increases biodiversity, and encourages a thriving, self-sustaining garden ecosystem.
Storage:
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Best used within 12 months of purchase.
Recommended for:
Pollinator gardens, orchard understories, permaculture plots, community gardens, organic veggie patches, and regenerative growing systems.