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- | seed balling: | + | ===Seed |
- | - eatable | + | |
- | - for the people | + | |
- | - tiny alternative for super markets | + | an experiment with [[seedballs]] |
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+ | - for the people | ||
+ | - tiny alternative | ||
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+ | **recipe: | ||
+ | * 5 parts dry red clay (for this we dried out some wet clay, once dry we crushed the dried clay into a fine powder) | ||
+ | * 3 parts dry organic compost | ||
+ | * 1 part seeds | ||
+ | * 1-2 part water | ||
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+ | Once all mixed together, roll into balls and let them dry. Once dried throw anywhere and everywhere. | ||
+ | There should be some access to water (whether that is rain or from another source doesn' | ||
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+ | **Seeds we wanted to use:** | ||
+ | - stok roos | ||
+ | - pumpkin | ||
+ | - mustard | ||
+ | - kol zaad | ||
+ | - rucola | ||
+ | - hop | ||
+ | - wild strawberries | ||
+ | - cucumber | ||
+ | - jasmine | ||
+ | - oost Indian kers | ||
+ | - corn | ||
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+ | After some research we found it was important to look further into companion charts of seeds (compatible and incompatible seeds) as well as living conditions. This lead to further research also into types of soil in the Netherlands and more specifically in Den Haag. | ||
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+ | For example. | ||
+ | Pumpkin (squash) helps corn and beans helped by buckwheat and radishes as it keeps spiders, ground beetles and flea beetles away. the radishes warn off flea beetles. | ||
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+ | Corn is very compatible with" | ||
+ | beans, cucumber, dill, pea, potatoes, melons, pumpkins and sunflowers. | ||
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+ | Cucumbers work well with corn, spinach, lettuce, rosemarry, carrots, beet, radish, strawberrys, | ||
+ | This mixture of seeds compatible with cucumbers host nitrogen- fixing bacteria, a good fertilizer for some plants, too much for others. | ||
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+ | {Source: en.wikipedia.org/ | ||
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+ | From these sites we came up with three **groups of seeds that are compatible**: | ||
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+ | **Group 1** | ||
+ | - tomatoes | ||
+ | - carrots | ||
+ | - onions | ||
+ | - cucumbers | ||
+ | - spinach | ||
+ | - dill | ||
+ | - parsely | ||
+ | - basil | ||
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+ | incompatible | ||
+ | - cabbage | ||
+ | - patatoes | ||
+ | - cauliflower | ||
+ | -squash (possibly) | ||
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+ | **Group 2** | ||
+ | - radish | ||
+ | - cucumbers | ||
+ | - corn | ||
+ | - mint | ||
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+ | incompatible | ||
+ | - potatoes | ||
+ | - tomatoes (possible) | ||
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+ | **Group 3** | ||
+ | - pumpkin | ||
+ | - corn | ||
+ | - marigolds | ||
+ | - beans | ||
+ | - sunflowers | ||
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+ | incompatible | ||
+ | - potatoes | ||
+ | - rasberries | ||
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+ | **Living conditions: | ||
+ | Tomatoes: | ||
+ | - primariy warm weather | ||
+ | - do not tolerate frost at all | ||
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+ | Broccoli: | ||
+ | - no extreme hot or extremely cold climates | ||
+ | - requires cool winter to reach maturity | ||
+ | - perfers well drained soil, in full sun | ||
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+ | Cabbage: | ||
+ | - grows best in cool weather; will not tolerate frost, not extremely hot temperatures | ||
+ | - works best in well- drained garden soils enriched with compost kept well watered | ||
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+ | Carrots: | ||
+ | -best results in cooler areas | ||
+ | - grow in partial shade, prefer full sun | ||
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+ | Cucumber: | ||
+ | -best in warm climates, will grow in most climates (colder= shorter harvest period) | ||
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+ | Potatoes: | ||
+ | - dont care for extreme hear or frost | ||
+ | - sunny spot/ full sun | ||
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+ | Pumpkin: | ||
+ | - warm weather crop, will not tolerate frost or cold (yield will be smaller) | ||
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+ | Radish: | ||
+ | - any climate; | ||
+ | - shady, moist location | ||
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+ | Spinach: | ||
+ | - successful most climates | ||
+ | - sunny, partially sunny location | ||
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+ | {source: http:// | ||
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+ | **Permaculture guild** | ||
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+ | (see also [[plant guilds]]) | ||
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+ | ** Where Thrown ** | ||
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+ | ** controlled test , plant from seedball ** | ||
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+ | **Dutch soil: types and quality** | ||
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+ | 1. __coastal dune area__ | ||
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+ | 2. __marine clay__ | ||
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+ | 3. __coastal swamp region__- further inland. The peat is no longer as widespread as it used to be | ||
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+ | 4. __river clay__ - in the central part of NL | ||
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+ | 5. __sandy soils__ | ||
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+ | 6. __boulder clay__ | ||
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+ | Soils in The Netherlands, | ||
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+ | (source: http:// | ||
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+ | **Den Haag´s historical division to rich and poor part according to soil quality.** | ||
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+ | The strip of coast on which The Hague stands consists of an alternation of high beach ridges following the coastline and lower beach plains which had been filled in with peat over the centuries. The sand provided an excellent foundation for building townhouse mansions and villas. | ||
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+ | “Some of the most prosperous and some of the poorest neighbourhoods of the Netherlands can be found in The Hague. The wealthier areas (Statenkwartier, | ||
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+ | (source: http:// | ||
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- | recipe: | ||
- | 5 parts dry red clay | ||
- | 3 parts dry organic compost | ||
- | 1 part seeds | ||
- | 1-2 part water | ||
- | compatible and incompatible | ||
- | permaculture guild |