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veintidos:companion_planting [2016/09/08 12:52] – [Ongoing work on a companion planting database] aimeejulia | companion_planting [2017/12/20 07:32] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation 199.16.157.183 | ||
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- keep pests and disease away from the plants without the use of artificial chemicals | - keep pests and disease away from the plants without the use of artificial chemicals | ||
- | - improve the taste of the crops grown (eg tomato & basil combination) | + | - improve the taste of the crops grown [[http:// |
- maximising use of space by having plants that grow underground, | - maximising use of space by having plants that grow underground, | ||
- improve the soil quality by having both plants that need a lot of nutrients and those that put nutrients into the soil | - improve the soil quality by having both plants that need a lot of nutrients and those that put nutrients into the soil | ||
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This is based on the understanding that different plants attract different kind of insects and diseases which can be deterred by having different plants that attract competing insects. | This is based on the understanding that different plants attract different kind of insects and diseases which can be deterred by having different plants that attract competing insects. | ||
- | Examples of companion planting can be found [[http://www.permablogger.net/companion-planting-examples/|here]] | + | Examples of companion planting can be found [[https://garden.org/ |
===== Ongoing work on a companion planting database ===== | ===== Ongoing work on a companion planting database ===== | ||
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The purpose of the database is to enable the user to easily put together a combination of plants that compliment each other without having to go through the whole chart or wasting time in researching each and every combination online. | The purpose of the database is to enable the user to easily put together a combination of plants that compliment each other without having to go through the whole chart or wasting time in researching each and every combination online. | ||
- | If you would like to contribute you can add to the database or [[life@ecohackerfarm.org|make suggestions]] on how we can improve it. | + | We want to enable anyone to plan a permaculture garden - no matter the size |
+ | * input desired plants / climate | ||
+ | * output combination results / suggestions | ||
+ | * identifying key information | ||
+ | * when to plant & when to expect a harvest | ||
+ | * important characteristics of the plant (ground cover / climber / nitrogen fixer etc.) | ||
+ | * recommended plant care (water / sun / shade / greenhouse etc.) | ||
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+ | We are looking for people | ||
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+ | ==== Development Logs ==== | ||
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+ | To track the development of this project, check out the [[powerplant: |