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Top left, sacred basil
,paleface cauliflower with an understorey of beetroots, zinnias and leaf
amaranths. All of this growing under a Japanese plum tree. Intense
plantings like this leaves no room for weeds ! |
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Red mustard with an
understorey of edible heartease |
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Heartease |
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Zinnias and leaf amaranths an
a splash of colour and are beneficial for attracting good bugs |
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Dock (green manure), with
sweet Potatoe and giant Russian cucumbers
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Giant
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Wheelie bins are great for
making liquid manure out of comfrey, borage, yarrow, buckwheat, and any
fleshy weeds you have. Remember the more diversity the better. |
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If you have the right soil,
not only will you have healthy plants, you can also plant very intensely
to suppress any
un-wanted weeds |
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Edible
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Two beautiful faces. Kids get
so much joy from exploring through the labyrinth of edible landscapes. |
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Ponds go hand in hand with
ediblescapes, if you have any concerns with ponds and kids, just fill the
ponds with edible plants ! |
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Taro |
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Creating micro-climates will
enable you to grow most sub-tropical and tropical plants |
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Gardens |
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Wampi fruit tree with sweet
Potatoe as an under story getting watered from the house hold grey water. |
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Grey Water |
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Work of art. Cosmos flowers
(beneficial) mixed in with Chinese broccoli |
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Green mustard , rocket,
violets and French marigolds marry well together. |
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Green
Mustard |
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Kang kong, taro and water
chestnuts do well together. |
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Capsicum with buckwheat as
under-story, green manure and beneficial for attracting insects. |
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Capsicum |
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Potatoes with beetroot, cos
lettuce, mazuna, tatsio and pansies in the for-ground. |
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