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When building soil or feeding hungry plants, go heavy on nitrogen fixers. | When building soil or feeding hungry plants, go heavy on nitrogen fixers. | ||
+ | Nitrogin fixers come in all sizes from clover to shrubs, to trees such as black locust, alder, and acacia. | ||
Many **legumes**, | Many **legumes**, | ||
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- | ====== Grounddisinfectors / | ||
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+ | ====== Nutrient Accumulators ====== | ||
+ | ***Yarrow** | ||
+ | ***Chamomile** | ||
+ | ***Fennel** | ||
+ | ***Lamb’s quarters** | ||
+ | ***Chirory** | ||
+ | ***Dandelions** | ||
+ | ***Plantain** | ||
+ | *and many more... | ||
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+ | Most of these plants are considered as weeds; and they make their living ass pioneer species: tough sundependent, | ||
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+ | ====== Pestcontrollers/ | ||
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+ | Some plants secrete compounds that repel a few specific pests in the soil or above. Examples are | ||
***Tagetes** - Africaantjes: | ***Tagetes** - Africaantjes: | ||
- | ***Marigolds** - Goudsbloem -Calendula officinalis: | + | ***Marigolds** - Goudsbloem - Calendula officinalis: |
- | ***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum (L.): for all grounds: good groundcover and/ or climber | + | ***Wild marigold** - Tagetes minuta: repels soil nematodes |
+ | ***Nasturiums** - Oostindische kers - Tropaeolum (L.): it deters white flies for all grounds: good groundcover and/ or climber | ||
+ | ***Elderberry** | ||
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====== Roots ====== | ====== Roots ====== | ||
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***All Rootvegetables** are aswell usefull. | ***All Rootvegetables** are aswell usefull. | ||
- | 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** |