Companion Planting Flashcards
Valerian _ in its vicinity
Stimulates phosphorus activity
Valerian encourages _ in plants
Encourages health and disease resistance
Chamomile grows well in soils with
Higher calcium
Chamomile contains a growth hormone that stimulates growth of
Yeast
In 1:100 ratio, chamomile helps growth of
Wheat
Chamomile concentrates _ in its body (3)
Calcium
Potash
Sulfur
Dandelion increases _ of all herbs
Aromatic quality
Dandelion concentrates _ in its body
Potash
Oak tree concentrates _ in its bark
Calcium
Oak tree bark ash is _ percent calcium
77
Oak bark tea helps plants _
Resist harmful diseases
Oak tree beneficial influence helps create _ under its branches
Excellent soil
Great place to build a compost pile
Under oak tree branches
Keep compost pile _ away from oak trunk
6ft
Why keep compost pile 6ft from oak trunk
So nearby area not conducive to disease or insects
Stinging nettle helps stimulate
Microbial life
Stinging nettle improves
Plant growth
Annually _ lbs of nitrogen needed for 100sq ft of growing area
0.5
Early season nitrogen fixer
Woolly pod vetch
Willy pod vetch can withstand temps of
0f
Woolly pod vetch fixes up to _ lbs of N per 100 sq ft
0.63
Hairy vetch can withstand temps of
-25
Good choices for winter/spring interplanting
Vetch
Good for spring /summer interplanting (3)
Black beans
Pinto beans
Other small, hot weather beans
With a few exceptions, try not to grow same crop or member of same family in same bed _ years in a row
2
3 types of possible approaches to crops planted in fall (2)
3-yr rotation
2 types of 2-yr rotations
All 3 crop rotation strategies begin with
Planting for nitrogen before grains grown to maturity
