La milpa La MILPA : Un exemple indigène d’agro écologie millénaire Il y a environ 6000 ans, les mayas....... Les mayas cultivaient le maïs (zea mays) principalement ainsi que les haricots (dont phaesolus vulgaris) et les courges ou citrouilles (cucurbita pepo) en utilisant le système sur brûlis ou milpa. Cette technique Maya est un terme dérivé de la phrase Nahuatl mil-pa signifiant "Ce qui est semé dans les champs" Le Popol Vuh, livre sacré des Mayas, fait référence à cette triade agricole et alimentaire. La milpa est le plus ancien modèle agricole de Mésoamérique ainsi que le plus répandu qui demeure encore vivant de nos jours. Au Mexique cette tradition est toujours pérenne et préservée avec force car elle permet aux peuples de vivre pratiquement en autosuffisance et de perpétuer leurs traditions ancestrales qui sont toutes et toujours liées au culte du maïs. Milpa dans l'Oaxaca Comment procèdent-ils ? - Le semis : Association positive des trois espèces Tous les avantages de la milpa Caroleone
*09nov09 : les semis mélangés de légumes La diversité des plantes cultivées au jardin et dans les champs, une des clés de la fertilité... C'est en tout cas ce qui ressort de pas mal d'expériences réussies sur tous les continents, que ce soit en grandes cultures, pour les couverts végétaux ou chez les jardiniers, comme chez JM Lespinasse, chez qui, pour donner une image, un plant de salades a autour de lui, un poireau, quelques carottes, 2 navets, 1 oignon, etc. Il semble que les mélanges très variés comme ceux qui sont cités amènent les plantes à être plus résistantes vis-à-vis des ravageurs et plus vigoureuses. Certains agriculteurs comme Manfred Wenz, voir l'article à son sujet ici , associent même deux cultures simultanées ! On sait que les monocultures sont fragiles. Il n'y a pas de pire ennemi pour le blé que le blé, ai-je déjà entendu ! Alors comment le jardinier peut-il procéder pour effectuer des mélanges à interaction positive ? Avantages de la technique : Inconvénients / difficultés : * réussir ce type de semis.
Companion Plant Spacing --Download Spacing Calculator Spreadsheet-- --Use Online Spacing Calculator-- Abstract A popular recommendation for determining plant spacing in mixtures does not account for component crop ratios and results in lower total plant density than separate plantings of component crops in pure stands. This method likely compromises the yield advantage that should be expected from mixed plantings. Background Mixed planting, or companion planting, can offer benefits over monocultures: Mixed crops often have higher yields than monocultures because different species use different resources, making more efficient use of land.1 Mixed plantings often have fewer pest problems than monocultures because pests have a harder time finding suitable hosts, or because diverse plantings provide better habitat for natural enemies.2 Diversity helps reduce risk. Some crops are commonly grown in mixtures. Biointensive mini-farming The area available to a plant is proportional to the square of plant spacing. where a.
Companion Plants for Fruit Trees Companion Planting for Vegetable Patches - Very Edible Gardens What if everyone around you was exactly like you? That sounds to me like some kind of perfect hell. Well the first and foremost rule of companion planting is diversity. There are a lot of books written on this subject, filled with long lists, many of which contradict the other. We say don't get too carried away by matching each plant according to someone's list. Use plants with different nutrient requirements and roots at different depths as they compete much less. Competition for Nutrients Shallow rooted vegetables include lettuce and bok choy. If all the plants are the same, they are competing for exactly the same nutrients at exactly the same root depths. Therefore, if we plant a row of lettuce, then a row of carrots, then a row or tomatoes we are reducing the competition between these plants because their roots are accessing nutrients from different areas. Natural Growth Stimulants Natural Growth Suppressants Nutrient Providers Confusing Pests Inviting Predators Creating Micro-climates
Gardening and Permaculture: Companion Planting Chart Posted on Jan 13, 2012 in Emergency Preparedness & Survival, Urban Gardening, Farming & Homesteading Kevin Hayden – TruthisTreason.net Source: Pioneer Living Companion planting makes use of specific plants as insect repellant and growth stimulators. Planting beans near or among potatoes will limit the amount of Colorado potato beetles present. The following chart will help you plan your companion garden to aid in deterring the harmful insects, as well as providing natural growth stimulators for your plants. Companion Plants 10 0 0 0Share0Share0Share0Share0 Tiny URL for this post: Permaculture UK • View topic - Companion plant mindmap neckie wrote: Thats great, Im gonna print out a copy for the shed..... One question. My partner is a scientist and she would ask where is the evidence to back it up. I imagine most of it will be observational, but that raises lots of other questions, eg how far apart do plants need to be to have a plus or minus allelopathy. Are things complicated further if third plant is growing? Most of the information came from various sources on the internet. With the relationships clearly laid out I could work out where to plant what in my garden.
Companion Planting - Vegetable Gardening Plant Companions and Combining Home > Companion gardening Companion planting and combining means growing plants together that like or benefit each other. Vegetable companion gardening can have a real impact on the health and yield of your plants. In nature everything interacts to create a whole life force. Every plant has an effect on every other plant and every creature has an effect on every other creature. Over time, gardeners have observed these interrelationships, and scientists have studied them. It’s well worth while reading a little bit about how and why companion planting is so important before we get into which specific plants go with what. . . . Plants, unlike many people, are not timid. They select and reject nutrients; they create in their structure and the environment, complex chemical compounds, such as perfumes, pollen, essential oils, growth inhibitors, hormones, enzymes and some minute trace elements. Nature's Way of Companion Planting The companion effect happens naturally in the wild. Uh oh...