Permaculture companion plants for Asparagus

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Basil	USDA Hardiness zone 5-10 Life cycle Annual, Perennial Light requirement Full sun Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium Height 0.5 Layer Herbs Edible True Edible parts Leaves, Seed, Flowers Propagation method Seed - direct sow When to plant (outdoors) After last frost date Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil Growth Fast Alternate name Common basil, Thai basil, Tropical basil Family Lamiaceae or labiatae German name Basilikum Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ocimum basilicum Propagation - Transplanting Start indoors from late february to mid-summer Propagation - Direct sowing Can be grown in containers	Bushy annual grown for medicinal and culinary uses. Removing the last pair of leaves encourages branching and growth. Leaves can be dried, pureed or frozen for storage.	Show Edit
Chives	USDA Hardiness zone 3-12 Life cycle Perennial Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Height 0.3 Layer Herbs Utility Attracts insects, Ground cover Edible True Edible parts Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root Propagation method Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant, Division When to plant (outdoors) 4-6 weeks before last frost Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chives Growth Medium Alternate name Wild chives, Flowering onion Family Alliaceae Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Allium schoenoprasum Germination time 14-21days Soil pH 6.0-7.0 Germination temperature 21°c (70°f) Spacing 8-12inches German name Schnittlauch	Chives are a bulb-forming herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 30–50 cm (12–20 in) tall. The bulbs are slender, conical, 2–3 cm (3⁄4–1 1⁄4 in) long and 1 cm (1⁄2 in) broad, and grow in dense clusters from the roots. The scapes (or stems) are hollow and tubular, up to 50 cm (20 in) long and 2–3 mm (1⁄16–1⁄8 in) across, with a soft texture, although, prior to the emergence of a flower, they may appear stiffer than usual. The grass-like leaves, which are shorter than the scapes, are also hollow and tubular, or terete, (round in cross-section) which distinguishes it at a glance from garlic chives (Allium tuberosum). The flowers are pale purple, and star-shaped with six petals, 1–2 cm (1⁄2–3⁄4 in) wide, and produced in a dense inflorescence of 10-30 together; before opening, the inflorescence is surrounded by a papery bract. The seeds are produced in a small, three-valved capsule, maturing in summer. The herb flowers from April to May in the southern parts of its habitat zones and in June in the northern parts.	Show Edit
Marjoram	Wikipedia Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/marjoram Edible True Water requirement Dry, Moist Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 6-9 Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Family Lamiaceae or labiatae Height 0.6 German name Majoran Layer Herbs Edible parts Leaves Life cycle Perennial Plants For A Future Https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=origanum majorana		Show Edit
Parsley	Wikipedia Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parsley Edible True Growth Medium Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Family Apiaceae or umbelliferae Height 0.6 German name Petersilie Layer Herbs USDA Hardiness zone 5-8 Edible parts Leaves Life cycle Biennial Plants For A Future Https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=petroselinum crispum	#### Links [Parsley @ Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsley)	Show Edit
Tomato	USDA Hardiness zone 10-12 Life cycle Annual, Perennial Light requirement Full sun Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Height 2.0 Edible True Edible parts Fruit, Seed Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato Growth Fast Alternate name Garden tomato, Dumádu, Garden tomato, Love apple, Lycopersicum esculentum, Tomate, Tomato, Tomato extract containing lycopene, Tomato\|thakkali, Tumatis, Lycopersicon esculentum Family Solanaceae German name Tomate Edible uses Oil Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Solanum lycopersicum, https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lycopersicon esculentum Propagation - Transplanting Start seeds indoors 5-6 weeks before last frost Propagation - Direct sowing In containers or in rows in beds around last frost date Soil pH 6.2-6.8 Germination temperature 70-80°f	An easy-growing, humus-loving vegetable plant that is mostly grown for its fruits that can be eaten fresh, cooked or dried in salads and various dishes. There are a great number of cultivars. Indeterminate tomato plants are perennials in their native habitat, but are cultivated as annuals. Determinate, or bush, plants are annuals that stop growing at a certain height and produce a crop all at once. An alternate name for the tomato is Lycopersicon esculentum.	Show Edit
Eggplant	Wikipedia Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eggplant Edible True Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun USDA Hardiness zone 8-11 Alternate name Eggplant Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Family Solanaceae Height 1.0 German name Aubergine Edible parts Fruit, Leaves Life cycle Perennial Plants For A Future Https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?latinname=solanum melongena		Show Edit
Carrot	Edible parts Leaves, Root USDA Hardiness zone 3-10 Life cycle Biennial Light requirement Full sun Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Height 1.2 Family Apiaceae or umbelliferae German name Möhre, Karotte Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Daucus carota sativus		Show Edit
Nana spearmint	German name Nana-minze		Show Edit
Cucamelon	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melothria_scabra German name Cucamelon, Mexikanische mini-gurke Layer Vines Light requirement Full sun Days to maturity 60-70 Spacing 23cm Soil pH 6.5-7.0 Germination temperature 15-30°c (60-85°f) Alternate name Mouse melon When to plant (outdoors) At last frost When to plant (indoors) 3-4 weeks before last frost Life cycle Annual Propagation method Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant When to plant (transplant) 1 week after last frost	Corn, Sunflowers and any other high growing plant, can act as a trellis. #### Propagation Direct sow when soil temperatures reach 15°C (60°F). Plant inside 3-4 weeks before planting outside, and use bottom-heat to help germination. Transplant when plant develop their third true leaf. #### Links [Cucamelon @ West Coast Seeds](https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/cucamelon)	Show Edit