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The central elements in our garden are three low trees: | The central elements in our garden are three low trees: | ||
an Apple tree, a Mulberry and an Elderberry. Those three trees do tolerate each other very well. The idea is to make a guild or community around each tree and over time these guilds can slowly blend into each other. Other possible trees are for a central elemaent can be for instance: pear, cherry, plum... | an Apple tree, a Mulberry and an Elderberry. Those three trees do tolerate each other very well. The idea is to make a guild or community around each tree and over time these guilds can slowly blend into each other. Other possible trees are for a central elemaent can be for instance: pear, cherry, plum... | ||
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+ | About 1/3 of out garden was filled with white sand, we took it out and but black earth instead (from neightbours a bit further on, who wanted to get rid of it). To make the soil alive we'll put in this ground many seeds of nutrient accumulators such as: **Yarrow** - Duizendblad - Achillea (L.), **Chamomile** - Kamille echte - Matricaria recutita, **Fennel** | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | One can intercrop nutrient accumulaors in between one's crops or cover bare aerth for two years with nutrient acuumulotots before planting fruittrees etc. | ||
==== Guild 1 ==== | ==== Guild 1 ==== | ||
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Companion plants for the apple tree are. | Companion plants for the apple tree are. | ||
- | *Chives - Bieslook - Allium Schoenoprasum | + | |
- | *Marigold - Africaantjes of Goudsbloem - Tagetes (L.) | + | |
- | *Garlic (aswell against caterpillars) | + | |
- | *Onion - Ui - Allium | + | |
- | *Dill -dille: host predatory wasps and tastes great with apples raw or cooked) | + | |
- | *Horserasdish - Mierikswortel - Armoracia rusticana | + | |
- | *Lemonbalm - Citroenmelisse - Melissa officinalis (L.) - | + | |
- | *Mustard – Mosterd - Sinapis – | + | |
- | *Nasturium – Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum; | + | |
- | *Spinach - Spinazie - Spinacia oleracea | + | |
- | *Tansy -Boerenwormkruid - Tanacetum vulgaire | + | |
- | *Yarrow - Duizendblad - Achillea (L.); aswell good for living mulch | + | |
- | *Wallflowers - Muurbloem - Erysimum (L.) | + | |
- | *Daffodils -Narcis - Narcissus (L.) | + | |
- | *Rue - Wijnruit - Ruta graveolens | + | |
[★ it doesn’t go with potatoe] | [★ it doesn’t go with potatoe] | ||
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**Beans, Peas, or Purple Clovers** fix soil nitrogen, improving the quality of the soil in which the tree is growing. | **Beans, Peas, or Purple Clovers** fix soil nitrogen, improving the quality of the soil in which the tree is growing. | ||
**Comfrey** and **Borage** are herbs with many human uses. In addition, they grow quickly and can be cut back and used as mulch around the tree. | **Comfrey** and **Borage** are herbs with many human uses. In addition, they grow quickly and can be cut back and used as mulch around the tree. | ||
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+ | === Vines === | ||
+ | ***Passionflower** - Passiebloem – Passiflora caerulea | ||
+ | ***Bramble** - Braam - Rubus fruticosus (L.) | ||
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==== Guild 2 ==== | ==== Guild 2 ==== | ||
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and its standing close to an **Elderberry** - Vlier- Sambucus (L.) which is standing on the ground of the neighbours. The both can stand each other very well. Onder the elderberry we digged a big hole to put the dead old tree (branches) under and covered it with eart. In this way tress can slowly over years compost under the ground. And when it rains it can absorb huge amounts of water; so in this way it can serve a reservoir. And so onder the elderberry and on top op the burried wood is our compost heap as it assists in breakdown soil. Elderberry is a natural Antiseptic, the leaves encourage compost fermentation and makes excellent topsoil. The flowers are very attractive to insects and the fruit is very attractive to birds – pigeons hang upside down in autumn to pick the berrys. It’s a general insecticide, | and its standing close to an **Elderberry** - Vlier- Sambucus (L.) which is standing on the ground of the neighbours. The both can stand each other very well. Onder the elderberry we digged a big hole to put the dead old tree (branches) under and covered it with eart. In this way tress can slowly over years compost under the ground. And when it rains it can absorb huge amounts of water; so in this way it can serve a reservoir. And so onder the elderberry and on top op the burried wood is our compost heap as it assists in breakdown soil. Elderberry is a natural Antiseptic, the leaves encourage compost fermentation and makes excellent topsoil. The flowers are very attractive to insects and the fruit is very attractive to birds – pigeons hang upside down in autumn to pick the berrys. It’s a general insecticide, | ||
The companion plants for the Mulberry are: | The companion plants for the Mulberry are: | ||
- | * Chives - Bieslook - Allium Schoenoprasum | + | |
- | * Marigold - Africaantjes of Goudsbloem - Tagetes (L.) (for pest control) | + | |
- | * Garlic- Knoflook | + | |
- | * Grapevine - Druif | + | |
- | * Lemonbalm - Citroenmelisse - Melissa officinalis (L.) - | + | |
- | * Nasturium – Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum | + | |
- | * Mustard - Mosterd -Sinapis nigra | + | |
- | * Spinach - Spinazie - Spinacia oleracea | + | |
- | * Silverbeet - snijbiet | + | |
- | * Tansy - Boerenwormkruid - Tanacetum vulgaire - | + | |
- | * Yarrow - Duizendblad - Achillea (L.) (living mulch) | + | |
- | * Comfrey - Smeerwortel - Symphytum spp (living mulch) | + | |
- | * Clover - Klaver (nitrogin fixer) | + | |
- | * Cat-mints - Kattekruid - Nepeta: (groundover - Flora) | + | |
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- | A special mixture for the groundcovering for under fruittrees is known in Germany under the name "Wolff Mischung" | + | A special mixture for the groundcovering for under fruittrees is known in Germany under the name **"Wolff Mischung" |
The mixture consists many nutrients giving plants, gives protector for birds, attract bees and misleads verminous (ongedierte). | The mixture consists many nutrients giving plants, gives protector for birds, attract bees and misleads verminous (ongedierte). | ||
composition: | composition: | ||
- | 7,5% Alexandrijnse Klaver | + | 7,5% **Egyptian Clover** - Alexandrijnse Klaver - Trifolium alexandrinum (L.), |
- | 25% Esparcette - Holly Clover - Onobrychis viciifolia , | + | 25% **Holly Clover** - Esparcette |
- | 7,5% Inkarnaatklaver - Italian Clover - Trifolium incarnatum | + | 7,5% **Italian Clover** - Inkarnaatklaver - |
- | 5% Perzische Klaver - Reversed Clover - Trifolium resupinatum | + | 5% **Reversed Clover** - Perzische Klaver |
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- | 10% Lucerne Klaver | + | 10% **Alfalfa** - Lucerne Klaver |
- | 25% Wikken – Vetches - Vicia (L.) | + | 25% **Vetches** - Wikken |
- | 10% Bijenmengsel | + | 10% **Beemixture** |
- | 7,5% Kruidenmengsel – herbmixture// | + | 7,5% **Herbmixture** - Kruidenmengsel – |
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- | ==== Guild 3 ==== | + | === Scrubs |
+ | ***Brambles** - bramen - Rubus fruticosus (L.) | ||
+ | ***Raspberry** - Framboos- | ||
+ | ***Rasberry** - name is unknown... | ||
+ | ***Gooseberry** – Kruisbes - Ribes -(Hinnonmaki Rod) | ||
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- | ***Yarrow** | + | |
- | ***Chamomile** | + | |
- | ***Fennel** | + | |
- | ***Chirory** -(Wilde Chirochei) - Chicorium intimus | + | |
- | ***Dandelions** Paardenbloem – Taraxacum officinale (perennial) | + | |
- | *and many more... | + | === Groundcover |
+ | ***wild strawberry** | ||
- | 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. | + | |
+ | === Vegetable === | ||
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+ | === Miscalanious === | ||
+ | ***Fern** - Varen- | ||
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+ | === Edible Flowers === | ||
+ | ***Yellow Iris** -Gele Iris - Iris pseudacorus | ||
+ | ***Wild Angelica** - Engelwortel - Angelica sylvestris | ||
+ | *** Rosemallow** - Stokroos - Althaea Rosea | ||
+ | ***Feverfew** - Moederkruid - Chrysanthemum parthenium L. | ||
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+ | ==== Guild 3 ==== | ||
- | One can intercrop nutrient accumulaors in between one's crops or cover bare aerth for two years with nutrient acuumulotots before planting fruittrees etc. | ||