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Revision as of 17:12, 4 May 2015
Companion planting Just as it is difficult for people with different opinions to live side by side, plants too have this problem. Plant roots secrete different growth inhibitors and promotors, making a different neighbouring crop grow worse or better. This is called a reciprocal negative or positive influence. The insights obtained from this basic principle was the so-called companion planting. We plant different vegetables, herbs, and green manure crops through each other or close together, hereby also making sure that the soil surface is covered throughout the year. This method of gardening attains striking results. Except for reasons of pest and disease prevention, there are also other motives, such as more efficient space utilization, higher yields, better utilization of nutrients in the soil, improvement of the flavour of the harvested products, wind sheltering, etc. For those who feel attracted to this, the winter months are particularly suitable for this to attain the necessary knowledge. By reading literature, wikipedia articles or even through the exchange of knowledge with other gardeners, we can determine the crop combinations for the upcoming season. Whoever starts looking into this, he will soon discover that for crops, there exist good neighbors as well as bad ones.