Companion Planting 2 Flashcards

1
Q

After properly prepping soil _ are planted

A

Heavy feeders

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2
Q

Heavy feeders followed by

A

Heavy givers

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3
Q

Heavy givers followed by

A

Light feeders

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4
Q

Feeder and giver rotation cycle (3)

A

Heavy feeders

Heavy givers

Light feeders

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5
Q

Heavy feeders include (2)

A

Corn

Tomatoes

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6
Q

Squash, lettuce, cabbage are (feeders,givers hl)

A

Heavy feeders

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7
Q

Heavy feeders take large amounts of _ from soil

A

Nutrients, especially nitrogen

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8
Q

After harvesting heavy feeders, you can return _ to soil in the form of compost (2)

A

Phosphorus

Potassium

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9
Q

To return nitrogen to soil, grow _

A

Heavy givers

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10
Q

Heavy givers are _ plants

A

Nitrogen giving

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11
Q

Apart from bringing large amounts of nitrogen to soil, heavy givers _

A

Excrete substances to help eradicate tomato wilt-causing organisms

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12
Q

Light feeders are _ crops

A

Every root crop

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13
Q

Light feeder purpose

A

Give soil a rest before next heavy feeder

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14
Q

A heavy feeder on nutrients other than nitrogen _

A

Green pepper

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15
Q

To determine spacing of different plants grown together

A

Add their spacing together and divide by 2

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16
Q

Plant vine plants _ after other plants

A

2 wks

17
Q

Why plant vine plants 2 wks after other plants

A

Because they slow other plant’s growth

18
Q

Plant corn 2 wks before _ so it has time to establish itself (2)

A

Beans

Squash

19
Q

Cucumber prefer (2)

A

Heat

Moisture

20
Q

What plant prefers well-drained soil and some shade

A

Cucumbers

21
Q

To provide cucumber with heat, moisture, well-drained soil, some shade, plant with

A

Corn

22
Q

So roots don’t compete plant _ together

A

Shallow and deep root plants

23
Q

Perfect # of herbs helps

A

Reduce insects

24
Q

Example of using fast/slow maturing to advantage is to interplanting (2)

A

Carrots

Radishes

25
Q

_ can control ants (3)

A

Spearmint

Tansy

Pennyroyal

26
Q

Because mint attracts whiteflies, you may want to grow it with _

A

Marigolds