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When building soil or feeding hungry plants, go heavy on nitrogen fixers. | When building soil or feeding hungry plants, go heavy on nitrogen fixers. | ||
+ | Nitrogin fixers come in all sizes from clover to shrubs, to trees such as black locust, alder, and acacia. | ||
Many **legumes**, | Many **legumes**, | ||
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+ | Nutrient accumulators include: | ||
+ | ***yarrow** | ||
+ | ***chamomile** | ||
+ | ***fennel** | ||
+ | ***lamb’s quarters** | ||
+ | **chirory** | ||
+ | ***dandelions** | ||
+ | ***plantain** | ||
+ | and many more. | ||
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+ | Most of these plants are considered as weeds; and they make their living ass pioneer species: tough sundependent, | ||
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+ | ====== Pestcontrollers/under and above the ground | ||
***Tagetes** - Africaantjes: | ***Tagetes** - Africaantjes: | ||
- | ***Marigolds** - Goudsbloem -Calendula officinalis: | + | ***Marigolds** - Goudsbloem - Calendula officinalis: |
- | ***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum (L.): for all grounds: good groundcover and/ or climber | + | ***Wild marigold** - Tagetes minuta: repels soil nematodes |
+ | ***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum (L.): it deters white flies for all grounds: good groundcover and/ or climber | ||
+ | ***Elderberry** | ||
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====== Roots ====== | ====== Roots ====== |