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--- companion_planting [2008-05-29 13:05] – created maja
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 ===== Plant Guilds =====
-  * a general introduction on 'how to desing a garden using plant guilds: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rnbnielsen/hort%20course%20nscf/Course%20Resources/Guild%20theory.htm
+  * introduction on gardening with plant guilds: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rnbnielsen/hort%20course%20nscf/Course%20Resources/Guild%20theory.htm
   * on working with plant guilds in permaculture: http://www.self-willed-land.org.uk/permaculture/plant_guilds.htm
   * plant & funghi in food forests: http://www.permaearth.org/foodforestarticle.html
+  * Permaculture Guilds: A Primer: http://onestraw.blogspot.com/2007/03/permaculture-guilds-primer.html
+== A full permaculture guild consists of 7 layers (from Permaculture Guilds: A Primer) ==
+  * canopy layer (only for larger gardens, not on roofs, balconies, etc.)
+  * low tree layer
+  * shrub layer
+  * herbaceous layer
+  * rhizosphere
+  * soil surface (ground cover)
+  * vertical layer (climbers and vines)
+== Each guild needs 5 things ==
+  * nitrogen
+  * nutrients (non mineral, mineral, soil)
+  * mulch
+  * pollination
+  * protection from external threats