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« on: May 05, 2013, 08:50:27 PM » |
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Of all the reading I did this one slipped past me. The observation was made by my beautiful wife. I have 2 raised beds and broccoli growing in 2 of them. One bed the broccoli is short (healthy) just seems to not be growing, in bed 2 broccoli has potatoes and the plants are 1000x bigger. Looked up the companion to broccoli and found that potato is highly recommended. So the overall thing I am trying to share is we should be looking into more companion planting and I wanted to share my real world experiences with fellow gardeners. We have lots of companion planting going on in the garden but this is one I inadvertently had a control and a test, all be it accidental. Read on and share friends. http://organicgardening.about.com/od/vegetablesherbs/p/broccolicompanions.htm |
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 08:52:00 PM » |
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Here is a pic of the Broccoli growing with only Broccoli.
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 08:52:42 PM » |
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And here is the overview pic of the broccoli with potatoes on the right side of bed.
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2013, 10:24:08 AM » |
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Thanks for posting these here on the forum. I saw your facebook posts and thought I needed to copy/paste them here. Great info!
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briangallimore.com -Permaculture Nut- -Citizen Gardener- -Master Naturalist- 234 sq-ft of raised beds, 24 sq-ft of aquaponics, 14 fruit trees, 5 grape vines - 1/4 acre lot in Allen
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2013, 08:38:23 AM » |
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I also forgot to mention that there are onions growing on the left side of broccoli also. Both of them are companions to broccoli.
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2013, 09:47:41 PM » |
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Update!!! Broccoli, Potato, and Onion 6 Days later. Results are shocking.
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2013, 09:51:15 PM » |
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As you can see I have moved one of the plants to give it more air circulation and room to grow out. Overview of whole mix garden.
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2013, 09:51:50 PM » |
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Close up overview of plant.
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2013, 09:52:19 PM » |
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Close up to big plant with hand comparison.
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2013, 09:54:13 PM » |
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Overview of control broccoli this was planted at the very same time as the BIG plants.
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« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2013, 09:54:47 PM » |
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Close up of smaller with hand comparison.
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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2013, 09:55:25 PM » |
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ADMIN!!! Is there a way to make an album I can only load one pic at a time.
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