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Early flowering shrubs (currant) that attract insects and later on berries that attract insects and birds - our natural allies in pest control. | Early flowering shrubs (currant) that attract insects and later on berries that attract insects and birds - our natural allies in pest control. | ||
-bessen – all kind of berries | -bessen – all kind of berries | ||
- | Strawberry - Aardbei | + | |
- | Kruisbes | + | |
- | Rode bes - VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA | + | ***Rode bes** - VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA |
- | Witte bes | + | ***Witte bes** |
- | Zwarte bes | + | ***Zwarte bes** |
- | Mispel | + | |
- | Kwee | + | |
- | **Blueberry** - Bosbes - Vaccinium (L.: | + | ***Blueberry** - Bosbes - Vaccinium (L.: |
- | -**Brambles** - Braam- - Rubus fruticosus | + | ***Brambles** - Braam- - Rubus fruticosus |
- | -**Raspberry** - frambozen - Rubus idaeus | + | |
- | -**Wild Rozes:** like hondsroos -rosa canina and egelantier roos - rosa rubiginosa or Behaarde struweelroos – rosa caesia (good for aginst the wall) in de nazomer trekken de rozebottels vogels aan. Plant ze tussen stevige struiken, waar in kunnen leunen. They aswell provide habitat for wasp: Rozes goes well with : Afrikaantje, | + | |
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Cover crops act as a living mulch: to build and hold soil and to smother weeds. They range from long-growing perennials to short-term green manures meant to be slashed in place (mulch). Their leaves shield to soil from hammering rains and sun, and carpet the carpet the earth in fall with nutritious, humus building litter. Their roots drive deep into the soil, loosening the earth, drawing up nutrients, and placing organic matter deep in the ground. | Cover crops act as a living mulch: to build and hold soil and to smother weeds. They range from long-growing perennials to short-term green manures meant to be slashed in place (mulch). Their leaves shield to soil from hammering rains and sun, and carpet the carpet the earth in fall with nutritious, humus building litter. Their roots drive deep into the soil, loosening the earth, drawing up nutrients, and placing organic matter deep in the ground. | ||
- | The more varied covercrops (5- 10 species) we plant: the more diversity in the soil’s life; this will subdue disease and can serve multiple functions: it can build humus, add nitrogen, mine minerals, bust up heavy soil and attract a wide array of helpfull insects. | + | The more varied covercrops (5- 10 species |
There are old farm texts that list more then 15 varieties in their cover crops including | There are old farm texts that list more then 15 varieties in their cover crops including | ||
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- | Quick spreading plants will make a continuous living mulch. | + | 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 (symphytum spp):the leaves are edible, the roots are nutriënt hounds, and they produce much biomass. (they can be hacked down 5 times a year), provide trace minerals, | ***Comfrey** - Smeerwortel - comfries (symphytum spp):the leaves are edible, the roots are nutriënt hounds, and they produce much biomass. (they can be hacked down 5 times a year), provide trace minerals, | ||
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=== Other green manures === | === Other green manures === | ||
***Phacelia** - Phacelia - Phacelia (Juss.); is met geen ander ras verwant daarom heel geschikt – voor alle gronden geschikt – vorstgevoelig- trekt bijen aan – levert zeer goede humus, en is tevens een bodemonstsmetter. | ***Phacelia** - Phacelia - Phacelia (Juss.); is met geen ander ras verwant daarom heel geschikt – voor alle gronden geschikt – vorstgevoelig- trekt bijen aan – levert zeer goede humus, en is tevens een bodemonstsmetter. |