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| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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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| Endive | Sow Seed | LIKES: Radish, Parsnip, Turnip | Self-Pollinating; will not cross with other varieties. |
| 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 | |||
| - 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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| - 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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| HERB | |||
| - Chives | Sow Seed | LIKES: Carrot, Grape, Parsley, Tomato DISLIKES: Bean, Pea |
Cross-Pollinating; will not cross with other onion varieties. Insect Pollinated |
| - 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 |
| - 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Radicchio | Sow Seed | LIKES: Lettuce DISLIKES: Endive | Cross-Pollinating; will easily cross with other varieties of radicchio, chicory & endive; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
| 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 |
| SALAD GREENS | |||
| - Mesclun | Sow Seed | LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cherry, Chervil, Cucumber, Onions, Parsnip, Pea, Radish |
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 |
| Shallot / Potato Onion | Plant Bulb | LIKES: Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Potato, Strawberry, Tomato, Chamomile, Summer Savoury DISLIKES: Bean, Pea |
n.a. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Spring Onion | Sow Seed | LIKES: Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrot, Lettuce, Potato, Tomato, Strawberry DISLIKES: Bean, Pea | Cross-Pollinating; will cross with other spring onion varieties & onion; to ensure purity, grow varieties at least 400m apart. Insect Pollinated |
| Swede | Sow Seed | LIKES: Pea | Cross-Pollinating. Insect Pollinated |
| 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 |