Guilds or Companion Planting - Green Manures, Weed & Pest Control

Dynamic Accumulators These plants accumulate specific concentrated nutrients & can be used in plant fertiliser formulas to feed other plants which might be deficient in those nutrients.
Arrowroot	calcium
Borage	silica, potassium
Bracken	potassium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper
Buckwheat	phosphorus
Carrot leaves	magnesium, potassium
Chicory	calcium, potassium
Clovers	nitrogen, phosphorus
Comfrey	silicia, nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, potassium, iron
Groundsel	iron
Kelp	sodium, iron, nitrogen, magnesium, calcium, iodine
Lemon Balm	phosphorus
Marigold	phosphorus
Stinging Nettle	sodium, sulphur, nitrogen, calcium, potassium, iron, copper
Strawberry leaves	iron
Yarrow	magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper

Edible Nitrogen Fixing Species
Carob	Ceratonia Siliqua	Chocolate substitute
Ice Cream Bean	Inga Edulis	Edible pod
Cassia	Cassia Auriculata	Tea made from leaves
Acacia spp.	Acacia	grain source
Pidgeon Pea	Cajanus Cajan	Edible pod & peas (dahl)
Peanut	Arachis Hypogaea	High protein food
Chickpea	Cicer Arietinum	Edible seeds
Soybean	Glycine Max	Edible bean
Licorice	Glycyrrhiza Glabra	Edible root
Lentil	Lens Culinaris	Edible seed
Lupins	Lupinus spp.	Edible seed
Beans	garden varieties	Edible
Fenugreek	Trigonella Foenum-Graecum	Spice
Broadbean	Vicia Falsa	Edible annual
Adzuki Bean, Mung Bean, Cow Pea	Vigna spp.	Edible seeds, annual

Cover Crops - Green Manure "Chop & drop" these nitrogen fixing plants around your main garden as a green fertiliser.
Warm Season Sowing
Buckwheat	Fagopyrum esculentum	Accumulates phosphorus, attracts bees
Cow Pea	Vigna Unguiculata	Nitrogen fixing
Japanese Millet	Echinochola Utilis	Fast growing
Mung Beans	Vigna Radiata	Nitrogen fixing
Soybeans	Glycine Max	Sensitive to moisture & stress, nitrogen fixing
Oats	-	Plant in combinaion with legumes
Cool Season Sowing
Fenugreek	Trigonella Foenum-Graecum	Opens heavy soils
Lupins	Lupinus spp.	Taproot aerates soil, Nitrogen fixing, bee attracting
Rapeseed	-	Nematode control if dug into soil, breaks up clay soil
Wooly Pod Vetch	-	Nitrogen fixing
Wattles These are useful to chop & drop as green manure.
Sydney Golden Wattle	Acacia Longifolia	Fast grower, yellow flowers
Sally Wattle	Acacia Floribunda	Small tree
Black Wattle	Acacia De Currens	-
Black Wood	Acacia Melonoxylon	-
Brisbane Golden Wattle	Acacia Fimbriata	-

Pest Control Species These plants provide adult predator insects with a pollen supply year round when they flower. The main plant families are: Asteraceae (Daisy); Apiaceae (Carrot); Fabaceae (Pea); Brassicaceae (Cabbage)
Red, White & Strawberry Clover	Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)
Carrot	Lucerne
White Alyssum	Yarrow
Nasturtium	Dandelion
Dill	Daisy
Fennel	Tansy
Caraway	Broccoli
Marigold	Daikon
Queen Ann's Lace	Buckwheat
Cosmos	Coriander
Pest Repellant Plants Aromatic plants are found in this category
Bergamot	Castor Oil Plant
Catnip	Cedronella
Coreopis	Coriander
Scented Geraniums	Horehound
Hyssop	Larkspur
Lavendar	Pyrethrum
Marigolds	Wormwood
Rue	Rhubbarb
Sacred Basil	Stinking Roger
Tansy	Tobacco
Garlic (Alliums)	Southernwood
Rosemary	Nasturtium
Feverfew	Pennyroyal
Mustard	Daisy Cress
Sage	Thyme

Weed Inhibiting Plants
Buckwheat	Pumpkins
Pine Needles	Poppies
Potatoes	Rye
Oats	Sunflowers
Weed Barrier Plants Use these on the edges of your garden to stop the intrusion of lawn and weeds.
Lemongrass	Comfrey
Arrowroot	-

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