Japanese Style Companion Planting by Toshio Kijima

Author:Toshio Kijima
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Prevent powdery mildew

Grow mulch-wheat on the walkways between cucumber furrows. Plants similar to wheat can increase the number of mycoparasites that kill powdery-mildew-causing bacteria. It can also become a banker plant to house natural enemies.

Speeds up growth

Mix-plant or intercrop Fabaceae plants

Plant peanuts on the corner of a tomato furrow. The root nodule bacteria on Fabaceae plant roots can enrich the soil. The stems and leaves can serve as mulch.

Intercropping between corn and edamame. Fabaceae root nodule bacteria can enrich the soil, and at the same time, develops a network of nutrients between plants to induce each other’s growth.

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