Herbarium Companion planting aka mixed culture

Aubergine Beans Savory Cauliflower/Broccoli Chicory Dill Peas Strawberries Fennel Cucumbers Nasturtium Potatoes Garlic Cabbage Kohlrabi Lettuce Leek Corn Chard Carrots Paprika Parsnip Peppermint Radish Beetroot Salsify Celery Spinach Tomatoes Zucchini Onions

Mixed Culture Aubergine Beans Savory Cauliflower/Broccoli Chicory Dill Peas Strawberries Fennel Cucumbers Nasturtium Potatoes Garlic Cabbage Kohlrabi Lettuce Leek Corn Chard Carrots Paprika Parsnip Peppermint Radish Beetroot Salsify Celery Spinach Tomatoes Zucchini Onions

Berenjena Frijoles Sabroso Coliflor/Brócoli Achicoria Eneldo Fresas chícharos Hinojo Pepinos Capuchina Papas Ajo Repollo Colinabo Lechuga Puerro Maíz Acelga Zanahorias Paprika Chirivía Menta Rábano Remolacha Salsifí Apio Espinacas Tomates Calabacín Cebollas

Berenjena Frijoles Sabroso Coliflor/Brócoli Achicoria Eneldo Chícharos Fresas Hinojo Pepinos Capuchina Papas Ajo Repollo Colinabo Lechuga Puerro Maíz Acelga Zanahorias Paprika Chirivía Menta Rábano Remolacha Salsifí Apio Espinacas Tomates Calabacín Cebollas

Positive Companion Eggplant: Cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, spinach Beans: Savory, chicory, dill, strawberries, cucumbers, potatoes, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, corn, parsnips, radishes, beetroot, salsify, celery, spinach, zucchini

Savory: Beans, lettuce, beetroot Cauliflower/Broccoli: Eggplant, peas, potatoes, celery Chicorree: Beans, fennel, lettuce, carrots, parsnips, Dill: Beans, strawberries, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, beetroot, onions Peas: Cauliflower, broccoli, dill, strawberries, cucumbers, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, corn, Kart Otten, parsnips, radishes, spinach, zucchini

Strawberries: Beans, garlic, lettuce, leeks, radishes, spinach, onions Fennel: Chicory, peas, cucumbers, lettuce Cucumbers: Beans, dill, peas, fennel, garlic, cabbage, lettuce, leeks, corn, peppers, Schwarzwurel, Celery, spinach, onions Nasturtium: Potatoes

Source: web; www.gartenzauber.com

Potatoes: Beans, cauliflower, broccoli, nasturtium, kohlrabi, corn, mint, spinach Garlic: Strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, beets, tomatoes, garlic Kohl: Eggplant, beans, dill, peas, cucumbers, lettuce, leeks, chard, peppers, mint, radishes, beetroot, Celery, spinach, tomatoes Kohlrabi: Beans, dill, potatoes, lettuce, beetroot, celery, spinach, tomatoes

Lettuce: Eggplant, beans, savory, chicory, dill, peas, strawberries, fennel, cucumbers, cabbage, kohlrabi, leeks, corn, carrots, mint, radishes, beetroot, salsify, spinach, tomatoes, onions Leek: Strawberries, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, parsnips, salsify, Celery, Corn: Beans, peas, cucumbers, potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini Mangold: Cabbage, carrots, parsnips, radishes, Carrots: Chicory, dill, peas, garlic, lettuce, leeks, chard, peppers, mint, radishes, salsify, tomato, onion

Paprika: Cucumbers, cabbage, carrot, tomato Parsnip: Beans, chicory, peas, leeks, chard, onions Peppermint: Potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes

Radish: Beans, peas, strawberries, cabbage, lettuce, chard, carrots, salsify, spinach Beetroot: Beans, savory, dill, garlic, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, zucchini, onions Salsify: Beans, lettuce, leeks, carrots, radishes, Celery: Beans, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumbers, cabbage, kohlrabi, leeks, spinach Spinach: Eggplant, beans, peas, strawberries, cucumbers, potatoes, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, corn, radishes, celery, onions Tomatoes: Garlic, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, Kart Otten, peppers, onions Zucchini: Beans, peas, corn, beets, onions Onions: Dill, strawberries, cucumbers, garlic, lettuce, carrots, parsnips, beets, tomatoes, zucchini

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Food That Magically Regrows Itself...

Growing anything form a seed is impressive but also difficult, unless you‘re blessed with a green thumb. Sure, it saves on money but there has to be an easier way... and there is! You can actually grow food form kitchen scraps. There is something very MacGyver about that, no? It‘s true! You can up cycle everything from celery scraps to onion butts with a great chance of success. Use organic fruits and vegetables for the best results.

Green onions, lemongrass, leeks, fennel & spring onions

Celery, cabbage, romaine lettuce & boo choy

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Place root ends in water but don’t fully submerge these.

Change the water daily.

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In 3-5 days, growth begins.

Hardest the green when full, then repeat the process.

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Garlic

1 The larger the clove, the larger the resulting bulb

Harvest: Lemongrass once it becomes a foot tall. Simply cut off what you need without uprooting the plant.

2 Sit the plant in a sunny window, keeping the soil moist.

3 The bulbs will be ready for harvest in early summer when the bottom 1/2 of the lives have yellowed.

Mushroom

1 Submerge the roots, leaving the tops above the water line.

2 Spray with water a couple times a week, replacing the water every few days. Loves will sprout in about a week.

Soak the chunk of ginger overnight.

2 Submerge in moist soil.

Keep watering until shoots appear.

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Pant root end and lightly cover it in soil.

Keep soil moist.

2 Carefully separate the new onions, leaving the roots attached, sed plant them.

Occasionally cut the

Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes

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Soil supplies the nutrients, water, oxygen, and root support that plants need to thrive. Research shows that the healthier the soil, the better plants are able to withstand pest attacks. Building healthy, fertile, living soil is the most important way to prevent pest problems.

Build healthy soil with these five practices: • Limit Soil Disturbance A growing body of research suggests that routinely turning the soil has various drawbacks. It leaves the soil surface bare, encourages runoff, causes soil compaction and erosion, and harms soil microbes and earthworms. Keeping disturbance to a minimum preserves the living systems in soil. Instead, layer amendments on top, and let the earthworms aerate the soil.

• Compost Start a compost bin, and add one to two inches of well-decomposed compost to the garden each spring to supplement nutrition in the soil and encourage a desirable soil structure.

2 Plant the mushroom stalk in the soil with only the surface of it exposed.

2 Set pieces out at room temp for a few days, until fully dry.

Add more soil as the plant grows until it is about 6” tall.

3 If the cutting takes, new growth happens quickly. Harvest and repeat.

3 Store sweet potatoes in a warm, dry place for 2 weeks before using.

This is what makes them sweet.

Pineapple

1 Slice off the green leafy top and remove all fruit.

leaves down to processe full growth. It can take put to 5 month for plants to mature enough for harvest.

Build Healthy Soil

1 Cut into 2 pieces, each having 1/2 “eyes” on it.

Ready to havest is a year. Simply remove entire plant, take what you need and repeat.

Onion

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Use a mixture of compost and soil.

Plant the cutting with only the lives above soil. Harvest when fully grown, about 5 months.

Ginger

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2 Carefully remove the bottom laver until you see root breds.

Place in water for two weeks to for roots.

3 Growth happens in the first few month but it will be 2-3 years before harvest.

• Mulch Add two to four inches of grass clippings or mowed leaves to the garden when plants are about four inches high to reduce water evaporation, suppress weeds, moderate soil temperature, prevent soil compaction, and add slowly-decomposing organic matter to the soil.

• Rotate crops Crop yields decrease when plants are repeatedly sown in the same beds. That’s partly because soil-dwelling pest populations, such as grubs, wireworms, and maggots, increase. Plan to rotate plant families to new beds each season to keep pests on the run.

• Plant cover crops At the end of the growing season, plant a cover crop, such as ryegrass, peas, or clover, to enhance the soil’s fertility, lessen erosion over winter months, suppress weeds, and improve the soil structure. In spring, cover the crop with mulch or allow chickens to graze.

Source: web; Infographic; Jeremy James Stone / Chris Rooney / Via cookingstoned.tv, www.fix.com

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