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All clovers are great nitrogen fixers, attract beneficial insect, act as a mulch and provide trace minerals. They can be hacked down early in spring and in the mid till late summer: | All clovers are great nitrogen fixers, attract beneficial insect, act as a mulch and provide trace minerals. They can be hacked down early in spring and in the mid till late summer: | ||
- | ***Alexandrijnse klaver** – Berseem Clover | + | *** Berseem Clover** – Alexandrijnze klaver |
***Crimson Clover** - Inkarnaatklaver - Trifolium incarnatum | ***Crimson Clover** - Inkarnaatklaver - Trifolium incarnatum | ||
***Red Kenland Clover** - Rode klaver - Trifolium pratense – edible and perennial and native (good for crop rotation), | ***Red Kenland Clover** - Rode klaver - Trifolium pratense – edible and perennial and native (good for crop rotation), | ||
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***Mustard** – Mosterd - Brassica spp- : (annual) | ***Mustard** – Mosterd - Brassica spp- : (annual) | ||
***Green radish** - Bladrammanas (radijs) - Raphanus sativus | ***Green radish** - Bladrammanas (radijs) - Raphanus sativus | ||
- | ***Radish** - Radijs, Ramenas – Raphanus radius. Radished and daikon grow well in heavy soil; let them flower, and then snap them off at ground level. Each daikon will break up the clay and then rot, leaving quite an amount of organic matter in the soil | + | ***Radish** - Radijs/Ramenas – Raphanus radius. Radished and daikon grow well in heavy soil; let them flower, and then snap them off at ground level. Each daikon will break up the clay and then rot, leaving quite an amount of organic matter in the soil |
***Oil-seed Rape** - Bladkool - Brassica napus subsp. oleifera ((DC.) Metzg.) | ***Oil-seed Rape** - Bladkool - Brassica napus subsp. oleifera ((DC.) Metzg.) | ||
***Knopherik** – Wild radish - Raphanus raphanistrum or sativius -wilde radijs (heeft Flora) | ***Knopherik** – Wild radish - Raphanus raphanistrum or sativius -wilde radijs (heeft Flora) | ||
***Turnip** - Meiraap - Brassica rapa subsp. | ***Turnip** - Meiraap - Brassica rapa subsp. | ||
***Rapeseed** - Rapen – Brassica napus; opens heavy soil (annual) | ***Rapeseed** - Rapen – Brassica napus; opens heavy soil (annual) | ||
- | ***Turnip, Rabe** – Koolzaad, Knolraap, Koolraab – Brassica napus | + | ***Turnip, Rabe** – Koolzaad/Knolraap/Koolraab – Brassica napus |
*** Gold of Pea** – Huttentut (of boterzaad) - Camelina sativa (annual - edible heeft Flora) | *** Gold of Pea** – Huttentut (of boterzaad) - Camelina sativa (annual - edible heeft Flora) | ||
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Quick spreading plants will make a continuous living mulch: everytime you chop them down and leave the residu at its place: it will feed the ground. | Quick spreading plants will make a continuous living mulch: everytime you chop them down and leave the residu at its place: it will feed the ground. | ||
***Wild strawberrie ** - Bosaardbei | ***Wild strawberrie ** - Bosaardbei | ||
- | ***Comfrey** - Smeerwortel - comfries | + | ***Comfrey** - Smeerwortel - Comfries |
***Carpet weed** - Zenegroen (kruipend) - Ajuga reptans L. | ***Carpet weed** - Zenegroen (kruipend) - Ajuga reptans L. | ||
***Lungwort** - Longkruid - Pulmonaria is de beste bodembedekker voor vochtige schaduw. | ***Lungwort** - Longkruid - Pulmonaria is de beste bodembedekker voor vochtige schaduw. | ||
- | ***Ground Ivy** - Hondsdraf | + | ***Ground Ivy** - Hondsdraf |
***Mints** - Munt - Mentha (L.) | ***Mints** - Munt - Mentha (L.) | ||
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***Borage (tailworth)** - Berganie - Borago officinalis | ***Borage (tailworth)** - Berganie - Borago officinalis | ||
***Sunflower** - Zonnebloem - Helianthus annuus: goede combi met Boekweit | ***Sunflower** - Zonnebloem - Helianthus annuus: goede combi met Boekweit | ||
- | ***Chicory** - (Wilde Chirochei) - Chicorium intimus: favourite by insects and opens heavy soil, by its long taproot, which seeks out pockers of potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium and other minerals. (perennial, edible) | + | ***Chicory** - Wilde Chirochei - Chicorium intimus: favourite by insects and opens heavy soil, by its long taproot, which seeks out pockers of potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium and other minerals. (perennial, edible) |
***Common Chervil** - Kervel echte - Anthriscus cerefolium | ***Common Chervil** - Kervel echte - Anthriscus cerefolium | ||
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====== Nutrient Accumulators ====== | ====== Nutrient Accumulators ====== | ||
- | ***Yarrow** | + | ***Yarrow** |
- | ***Chamomile** | + | ***Chamomile** |
- | ***Fennel** | + | ***Fennel** |
- | ***Lamb’s quarters** | + | ***Chirory** |
- | ***Chirory** | + | ***Dandelions** |
- | ***Dandelions** | + | |
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*and many more... | *and many more... | ||
- | Most of these plants are considered as weeds; and they make their living ass pioneer species: tough sundependent, | + | Most of these plants are considered as **weeds**; and they make their living ass pioneer species: tough sundependent, |
succession is the progression from bare earth to short annual weeds to perennials. | succession is the progression from bare earth to short annual weeds to perennials. | ||
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***Wild marigold** - Tagetes minuta: repels soil nematodes | ***Wild marigold** - Tagetes minuta: repels soil nematodes | ||
***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum (L.): it deters white flies for all grounds: good groundcover and/ or climber | ***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum (L.): it deters white flies for all grounds: good groundcover and/ or climber | ||
- | ***Elderberry** | + | ***Elderberry** |
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when soil is compacted or clayey, plants are excellent tools to restore tilth and fluffiness. | when soil is compacted or clayey, plants are excellent tools to restore tilth and fluffiness. | ||
Species with deep, soil busting taproots are perfelt for the job. These include: | Species with deep, soil busting taproots are perfelt for the job. These include: | ||
- | ***Daikon** | + | ***Daikon**- Rettich - Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus |
- | ***Chirory** | + | ***Chirory**-(Wilde Chirochei) - Chicorium intimus |
- | ***Comfrey** | + | ***Comfrey** |
- | ***Artichoke** | + | ***Artichoke** |
- | ***Dandelion** | + | ***Dandelion** |
Others don’t have a single taproot but instead thrust a massive, fibrous rootsystem deep into the erath to accomplish the same soil loosening: | Others don’t have a single taproot but instead thrust a massive, fibrous rootsystem deep into the erath to accomplish the same soil loosening: | ||
- | ***Mustard** | + | ***Mustard** |
- | ***Rapeseed** | + | ***Rapeseed** |
***Alfafa** - Luzerne - Medicago (also a good nitrogen fixer) | ***Alfafa** - Luzerne - Medicago (also a good nitrogen fixer) | ||
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***Caraway** - Karwij echte - Carum cavi; tweejarig, white; 30-60 cm | ***Caraway** - Karwij echte - Carum cavi; tweejarig, white; 30-60 cm | ||
***Cornflower** - Korenbloem – Centaurea cyanus; annual | ***Cornflower** - Korenbloem – Centaurea cyanus; annual | ||
- | ***Dille** -Anethum graveolens; annual; yellow, 60-120 cm | + | ***Dille** |
***Borage** - Bernagie | ***Borage** - Bernagie | ||
***Musk mallow** - Kaasjeskruid -Muskuskaasjeskruid (en groot kaasjeskruid) -– Malva moschata (en Malva sylvestris) | ***Musk mallow** - Kaasjeskruid -Muskuskaasjeskruid (en groot kaasjeskruid) -– Malva moschata (en Malva sylvestris) | ||
- | ***Poppy** - Klaproos - papaver | + | ***Poppy** - Klaproos - Papaver |
***Marigolds** - Goudsbloem -Calendula officinalis | ***Marigolds** - Goudsbloem -Calendula officinalis | ||
***Crown Daisies** - Margriet - Chrysanthemum (L.) | ***Crown Daisies** - Margriet - Chrysanthemum (L.) | ||
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//all sort of clover attract bees and these are edable:// | //all sort of clover attract bees and these are edable:// | ||
***Red clover** - Rode klaver | ***Red clover** - Rode klaver | ||
- | *** Alfalfa** - Luzerne Klaver - Medicago sativa: | + | *** Alfalfa** - Luzerne Klaver - Medicago sativa: |
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***Borage (tailworth)** - Berganie - Borago officinalis (L.): (Flora) nice flowers for icecubes... | ***Borage (tailworth)** - Berganie - Borago officinalis (L.): (Flora) nice flowers for icecubes... | ||
***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers – Tropaeolum (L.) | ***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers – Tropaeolum (L.) | ||
- | ***Rosemary** - Rozemarijn – | + | ***Rosemary** - Rozemarijn – Rosmarinus officinalis (L.) |
***Sage** - Salie echte - Salvia officinalis | ***Sage** - Salie echte - Salvia officinalis | ||
***Fennel** - Venkel - Foeniculum vulgare: (Flora) | ***Fennel** - Venkel - Foeniculum vulgare: (Flora) | ||
- | ***Marjoram** - Marjolein (wilde) -Origanum vulgare | + | ***Marjoram?Oregano** - Marjolein (wilde/ |
***White Mustard** - Gele mosterd | ***White Mustard** - Gele mosterd | ||
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=== And some more edable | === And some more edable | ||
source: http:// | source: http:// | ||
- | ***Yarrows** - duizendblad- - Achillea millefolium, | + | ***Yarrows** - Duizendblad- - Achillea millefolium, |
- | ***Anise Hyssop** -dropplant | + | ***Anise Hyssop** -Dropplant |
- | ***Carpetweed** - Zenegroen -Ajuga reptans | + | ***Carpetweed** - Zenegroen - Ajuga reptans |
***Sunflower** - Zonnebloem - Helianthus annuus | ***Sunflower** - Zonnebloem - Helianthus annuus | ||
- | ***Viper’s-Bugloss** - Slangenkruid -Echium russicum: | + | ***Viper’s-Bugloss** - Slangenkruid - Echium russicum: |
- | ***Purple-loosestrifes** - Kattestaart -Lythrum salicaria- | + | ***Purple-loosestrifes** - Kattestaart - Lythrum salicaria- |
***Cat-mints** - Kattekruid | ***Cat-mints** - Kattekruid | ||
- | ***Cowslip** - Sleutelbloem - gulden | + | ***Cowslip** - Sleutelbloem - Gulden |
***Burnets** - Pimpernel – -Sanguisorbia officinalis en minor | ***Burnets** - Pimpernel – -Sanguisorbia officinalis en minor | ||
***Scabiouses** - Duifkruid - - Chenopodium botrys: | ***Scabiouses** - Duifkruid - - Chenopodium botrys: |