Companion Planting

Question 1

Valerian _ in its vicinity

Answer 1

Stimulates phosphorus activity

Question 2

Valerian encourages _ in plants

Answer 2

Encourages health and disease resistance

Question 3

Chamomile grows well in soils with

Answer 3

Higher calcium

Question 4

Chamomile contains a growth hormone that stimulates growth of

Answer 4

Yeast

Question 5

In 1:100 ratio, chamomile helps growth of

Answer 5

Wheat

Question 6

Chamomile concentrates _ in its body (3)

Answer 6

Calcium

Potash

Sulfur

Question 7

Dandelion increases _ of all herbs

Answer 7

Aromatic quality

Question 8

Dandelion concentrates _ in its body

Answer 8

Potash

Question 9

Oak tree concentrates _ in its bark

Answer 9

Calcium

Question 10

Oak tree bark ash is _ percent calcium

Answer 10

77

Question 11

Oak bark tea helps plants _

Answer 11

Resist harmful diseases

Question 12

Oak tree beneficial influence helps create _ under its branches

Answer 12

Excellent soil

Question 13

Great place to build a compost pile

Answer 13

Under oak tree branches

Question 14

Keep compost pile _ away from oak trunk

Answer 14

6ft

Question 15

Why keep compost pile 6ft from oak trunk

Answer 15

So nearby area not conducive to disease or insects

Question 16

Stinging nettle helps stimulate

Answer 16

Microbial life

Question 17

Stinging nettle improves

Answer 17

Plant growth

Question 18

Annually _ lbs of nitrogen needed for 100sq ft of growing area

Answer 18

0.5

Question 19

Early season nitrogen fixer

Answer 19

Woolly pod vetch

Question 20

Willy pod vetch can withstand temps of

Answer 20

0f

Question 21

Woolly pod vetch fixes up to _ lbs of N per 100 sq ft

Answer 21

0.63

Question 22

Hairy vetch can withstand temps of

Answer 22

-25

Question 23

Good choices for winter/spring interplanting

Answer 23

Vetch

Question 24

Good for spring /summer interplanting (3)

Answer 24

Black beans

Pinto beans

Other small, hot weather beans

Question 25

With a few exceptions, try not to grow same crop or member of same family in same bed _ years in a row

Answer 25

2

Question 26

3 types of possible approaches to crops planted in fall (2)

Answer 26

3-yr rotation

2 types of 2-yr rotations

Question 27

All 3 crop rotation strategies begin with

Answer 27

Planting for nitrogen before grains grown to maturity