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Companion Planting
- introductory text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_planting
- comprehensive article on companion planting: http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/complant.html
- companion planting table: http://www.gb0063551.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/seeog/companion/
Plant Guilds
- 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
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