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| ANCIENT GRAINS | ||||||
| - Amaranth | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cucumber, Corn, Runner Bean, Tomato, Potato, Capsicum, Chilli, Eggplant, Pea, Marigold DISLIKES: Saffron | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other amaranth; to ensure purity grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Beluga Lentil | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cucumber, Potato, Summer Savory DISLIKES: Onion, Garlic |
Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Chia | Sow Seed |
n.a. | Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Quinoa | Plant Seed | LIKES: Corn | Insect Pollinated; will cross with amaranth, red rooted pigweed & lambs quarters (corn salad). Insect pollinated. |
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| - Red Lentil | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cucumber, Potato, Summer Savory DISLIKES: Onion, Garlic |
Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Teff | Sow Seed |
n.a. | Insect Pollinated | |||
| Beetroot | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Onions, Peas, Silverbeet DISLIKES: Climbing Bean, Tomato, Dill | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other beetroot, silverbeet, sugar beet & fodder beets; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 250-500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Broad Bean | Sow Seed | LIKES: Potato, Pea, Bean | Part Self & Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other broad beans; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 200m apart. |
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| Broccoli | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato, Sage, Rosemary DISLIKES: Lettuce, Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with cabbage, cauliflower, kale, kohl rabi, brussel sprouts; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 2klm apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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| Burdock | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Mint, Nasturtium, Radish, Corn DISLIKES: Potato |
Insect Pollinated | |||
| Cabbage | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Onion, Potato DISLIKES: Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohl rabi, collard; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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| Carrot | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Leek, Onion, Pea, Mint, Nasturtium, Radish, Corn, Rosemary, Sage, Tomato, Wormwood, Chives, Cucumber, Lettuce DISLIKES: Potato, Dill, & being stored with apples |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other carrot varieties & Queen Ann‘s Lace (weed); to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. | |||
| Cauliflower | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Hyssop, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato, Sage, Radish, Rosemary DISLIKES: Tomato, Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with kale, collard, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, kohl rabi; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. | |||
| Celeriac | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Cabbage, Leek, Onion, Tomato, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other varieties of celeriac & celery; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Celery | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Cabbage, Leek, Onion, Tomato, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kale | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other varieties of celery & celeriac; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| CHINESE / ASIAN VEGETABLES | ||||||
| Sow Seed | LIKES: Beans, Celery, Coriander, Cucumber, Onion, Pea, Potato, Tomato DISLIKES: Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with bok choy, turnip, pak choi, & all other varieties of chinese cabbage; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Collard | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato DISLIKES: Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of collard, as well as brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, broccoli; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated. |
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| EDIBLE FLOWERS & FLOWERS | ||||||
| - Alyssum | Sow Seed | LIKES: Fruit Trees (attracts bees) |
Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Borage | Sow Seed | LIKES: Tomato, Strawberry, Squash, Zucchini, Pumpkin |
Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Calendula | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Potato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of calendula. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Cosmos | Sow Seed | LIKES: Amaranth, Marigold | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of cosmos. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Dianthus | Sow Seed | n.a. | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of dianthus. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Hollyhock | Sow Seed |
LIKES: Roses | ||||
| - Sunflower | Sow Seed | LIKES: Squash, Cucumber, Zucchini, Pumpkin DISLIKES: Potato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other sunflower varieties. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Viola | Sow Seed | n.a. | Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated. |
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| Endive | Sow Seed | LIKES: Radish, Parsnip, Turnip | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. |
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| Garlic | Plant Cloves | USES: Planted around all trees to repel borers. Also repels leaf eaters & sap suckers when planted near vegetables |
n.a. | |||
| GREEN MANURE / FIELD CROP | ||||||
| - Chicory | Sow Seed | Mature plants great for boosting nutrient intake for grazing animals including cows, sheep, pigs, chooks & rabbits. |
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| - Field Pea | Sow Seed |
Used as a cool season fodder or green manure crop | ||||
| - Fodder Beet | Sow Seed |
Traditionally widely used across Europe as cattle feed | ||||
| - Green Manure (Autumn / Winter) | Sow Seed | Used as a green manure crop, plants are best dug back into the soil when the leaves are still fresh & green after approx. 8 weeks after planting |
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| - Lupin | Sow Seed | Commonly used as a green manure crop adding nitrogen, phosphorus & organic matter to the soil. Due to its long tap root, it is capable of extracting a wide range of nutrients & is useful for breaking up hard, compacted soils. Also useful in attracting bees, butterflies & other beneficial insects to the garden. |
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| - Mustard | Sow Seed | Used as green manure crop in controlling nematodes & fungal diseases such as fusarium & verticillium, as well as adding organic matter to the soil. |
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| - Turnip | Sow Seed | Used in cooking with excellent flavour, as fodder crop or for green manure. When left to mature also attracts bees, butterflies & other beneficial insects to the garden. |
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| - Vetch | Sow Seed | Commonly used as a fodder crop or for green manure adding nitrogen & organic matter to the soil & suppressing weeds, as well as attracting beneficial insects to the garden. |
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| HERB | ||||||
| - Basil | Sow Seed | LIKES: Apricot, Asparagus, Cucumber, Fennel, Tomato DISLIKES: Rue | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of basil; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 50m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Bergamot | Sow Seed |
n.a. | n.a. | |||
| - Black Cumin | Sow Seed | Flowers attract beneficial insects esp. parasitic wasps & predatory flies, which then will hunt insect pests on nearby crops. LIKES: all Brassicas incl. Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Turnip, Swede, Beetroot, Cucumber, Potato |
Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Borage | Sow Seed | LIKES: Tomato, Strawberry, Squash, Zucchini, Pumpkin |
Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Chamomile | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cucumber, Mint, Onion |
n.a. | |||
| - Chives | Sow Seed | LIKES: Carrot, Grape, Parsley, Tomato DISLIKES: Bean, Pea |
Cross-Pollinating; will not cross with other onion varieties. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Coriander | Sow Seed | LIKES: Potatoes, Anise, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chervil, Dill, Parsnip DISLIKES: Fennel | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of coriander; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Dill | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cabbage, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts - repels cabbage moth | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of dill. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Echinacea | Sow Seed |
n.a. | n.a. | |||
| - Fenugreek | Sow Seed | n.a. | Cross Pollinated. Insect Pollinated. |
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| - Hyssop | Sow Seed |
LIKES: Grape | n.a. | |||
| - Marjoram | Sow Seed | LIKES: All plants in general | Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Oregano | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cabbage, Cucumber, All plants in general |
Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Parsley | Sow Seed | LIKES: Asparagus, Carrot, Chive, Tomato, Roses DISLIKES: Mint | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of parsley; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Red Clover | Sow Seed | LIKES: Oats | Cross Pollinated. Insect Pollinated. |
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| - Sage | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cabbage, Carrots, Marjoram, Strawberry, Tomato DISLIKES: Cucumber, Rue |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of sage. Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Tarragon | Sow Seed |
n.a. | Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Thyme | Sow Seed | LIKES: Cabbage, all plants in general | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other thyme varieties. Although actually self-pollinating, insects push their way into flowers permitting cross pollination. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Yarrow | Sow Seed | Attracts pollinating bees and beneficial aphid-eating insects into the garden. LIKES: All Brassicas incl. Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Turnip, Swede, Tomato, Honeydew, Rockmelon, Watermelon, Eggplant, Bean, Spinach. |
Insect Pollinated. | |||
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Plant Tuber | LIKES: Rhubarb, Chamomile, Bush Beans, Peanut, Cucumber, Lettuce, Spinach, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Honeydew, Watermelon, Rockmelon |
n.a. | |||
| Kale | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Hyssop, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Oregano, Potato, Sage DISLIKES: Grape, Strawberry, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of kale, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohl rabi; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Kohl Rabi | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Onion DISLIKES: Bean, Capsicum, Chilli, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Leek | Sow Seed | LIKES: Carrot, Celeriac, Celery, Onion DISLIKES: Broad Beans, Broccoli |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other leeks, but not other Alliums. To ensure purity, separate varieties by at least 1000m. Insect pollinated. |
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| Leek - Perennial (Live Plant) | Plant | LIKES: Carrot, Celeriac, Celery, Onion DISLIKES: Broad Beans, Broccoli |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other leeks, but not other Alliums. To ensure purity, separate varieties by at least 1000m. Insect pollinated. |
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| Lettuce | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry, Chervil, Cucumber, Onions, Parsnip, Pea, Radish DISLIKES: Parsley | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties, however, to prevent minimal (1-6%), natural cross pollination, separate lettuce varieties by 2-3m, or with a tall 2-3m high barrier. |
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| Mustard Green | Sow Seed | LIKES: Fruit Trees (to assist growth) | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with Chinese Mustard & other mustards; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| Onion | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Potato, Strawberry, Tomato, Chamomile, Summer Savoury DISLIKES: Bean, Pea | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other onion varieties including spring onion, potato onion & shallot (will not cross with leek); to ensure purity grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect pollinated. |
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| Parsnip | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Leek, Onion, Pea, Radish, Rosemary, Sage, Tomato DISLIKES: Dill | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other parsnip varieties as well as wild parsnip; to ensure purity grow varieties at least 500m apart. Insect pollinated. |
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| Pea | Sow Seed | LIKES: Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Lettuce, Parsnip, Potato, Radish DISLIKES: Garlic, Onions, Shallots, Turnip |
Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. | |||
| Radish | Sow Seed | LIKES: Peas, Lettuce, Beans, Carrots, Kohl Rabi, Parsnip, Onion, Mustard, Nasturtium, Cucumber, Spinach - attracts leaf miner away from Spinach DISLIKES: Grape, Hyssop | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other varieties of radish & wild radish; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| SALAD GREENS | ||||||
| - Chicory | Sow Seed | LIKES: Carrot, Onion, Fennel, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with chicory & endive.; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Cress | Sow Seed | LIKES: Chives, Peppermint, Spearmint |
n.a. | |||
| - Mesclun | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry, Chervil, Cucumber, Onions, Parsnip, Pea, Radish |
n.a. | |||
| - Mibuna | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Cucumber, Marjoram, Pea, Strawberry DISLIKES: Parsley | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with chinese mustard & mizuna; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Minutina | Sow Seed |
n.a. | n.a. | |||
| - Mizuna | Sow Seed |
LIKES: Beans, Celery, Coriander, Cucumber, Onion, Pea, Potato, Tomato |
Cross-Pollinating; will cross with chinese mustard & mibuna; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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| - Rocket | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bush Bean, Beetroot, Celery, Cucumber, Dill, Lettuce, Mint, Nasturtium, Onion, Potato, Rosemary, Spinach, Thyme. DISLIKES: Strawberry |
Cross-Pollinating. Will cross with other varieties of rocket. Insect Pollinated | |||
| - Sorrel | Sow Seed | LIKES: Strawberry, Cabbage, Tomato | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other sorrel varieties. Insect pollinated. |
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| - Watercress | Sow Seed | n.a. | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. |
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| Silverbeet | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cherry, Fruit Trees, Lavender, Lovage, Marjoram, Mulberry, Onions | Cross-Pollinating; will cross easily with other silverbeet & beetroot. Wind & Insect Pollinated |
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| Spinach | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cherry, Fruit Trees, Lavender, Lovage, Marjoram, Mulberry, Onions | Cross-Pollinating; will cross easily with other spinach varieties; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 3klm apart. Wind Pollinated |
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| Swede | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pea | Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated |
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| Turnip | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pea, Lettuce, Cucumber, Nasturtium | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other turnip varieties, including fodder turnip & winter rape; to ensure purity grow varieties at least 1000m apart. Insect Pollinated |
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