Permaculture companion plants for Borage

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Cucumber	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber Edible Fruit Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun Hardiness zone 9-11 Layer Vines Leaves Annual Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 2 Family Cucurbitaceae Height 2 German name Gurke Days to maturity 50-65 Spacing 23cm Ideal pH 6.0-6.8 Propagation - Direct sowing Direct sow when soil is warm enough in early summer. Propagation - Transplanting Sow seeds individually indoors 3-4 weeks before planting outside into warm soil. Use bottom heat if possible. Transplant when plants develop third leaf. Germination temperature 15-30°C (60-85°F)	#### Links [Cucumber @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucumis sativus) [Cucumber @ West Coast Seeds](https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/patio-snacker)	Show Edit
Strawberry	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry Edible Fruit Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Hardiness zone 4-8 Leaves Perennial Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 5 PFAF medicinal rating 0 Family Rosaceae Height 0.3 PFAF other uses rating 3 German name Erdbeere Layer Herbs Ground cover Good for containers	Perennial plant which is mostly grown annually. #### Links [Strawberry @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Fragaria x ananassa)	Show Edit
Tansy	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansy Edible Weed potential true Growth Fast Moisture Dry, Moist Light condition Prefers full sun Flowers Hardiness zone 3-8 Alternate name Common tansy, Golden Buttons, Curly Leaf Tansy Leaves Perennial Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 2 PFAF medicinal rating 2 Family Asteraceae or Compositae Height 1.0 PFAF other uses rating 4 German name Rainfarn Layer Herbs	#### Links [Tansy @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Tanacetum vulgare)	Show Edit
Tomato	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato Edible Fruit Growth Fast Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun Hardiness zone 10-12 Alternate name Garden Tomato, dumádu, garden tomato, love apple, lycopersicum esculentum, tomate, tomato, tomato extract containing lycopene, tomato\|thakkali, tumatis Annual Oil Seed Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 5 PFAF medicinal rating 3 Family Solanaceae Height 2.0 PFAF other uses rating 3 German name Tomate Good for containers	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. #### Links [Tomato @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Solanum lycopersicum)	Show Edit
Common bean	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_vulgaris Edible Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun Seedpod Hardiness zone 2-11 Alternate name pole bean, climbing bean, french bean, bush bean, dwarf bean, Kidney bean Leaves Annual Seed Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 3 PFAF medicinal rating 2 Family Fabaceae or Leguminosae Height 2.0 PFAF other uses rating 2 German name Stangenbohne Layer Vines N-fixer	This entry describes all varieties of the common bean. This includes vining and bush/darf varities. The common bean is an annual plant and includes a lot of varieties with a different names depending on their style of growths (see alternate names). These include the kidney bean, the navy bean, the pinto bean, the french bean and the wax bean #### Links [Common bean (climbing/pole) @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Phaseolus vulgaris)	Show Edit
Runner Bean	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_coccineus Edible Root Growth Fast Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun Seedpod Flowers Hardiness zone 1-12 Alternate name Scarlet runner, Scarlet Runner Bean, Scarlet Conqueror, Fire Bean, Mammoth, Red Giant Phaseolus coccineus ssppolyanthus (Cache Bean) Leaves Annual Perennial Seed Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 0 Family Fabaceae or Leguminosae Height 3.0 PFAF other uses rating 3	#### Links [Runner Bean @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Phaseolus coccineus)	Show Edit
Broad Bean	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba Edible Growth Fast Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Hardiness zone 4-8 Alternate name fava bean, faba bean, Broad bean, or faba bean Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses or other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean Horse bean Leaves Annual Seed Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 1 Family Fabaceae or Leguminosae Height 1.0 PFAF other uses rating 3 German name Ackerbohne	#### Links [Broad Bean @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vicia faba major)	Show Edit
Kale	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale Biennial Perennial Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 0 Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae Height 0.9 Hardiness zone 5-10 PFAF other uses rating 0 Layer Herbs Edible Leaves	Kale (/keɪl/), or leaf cabbage, belongs to a group of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) cultivars grown for their edible leaves, although some are used as ornamentals. Kale plants have green or purple leaves, and the central leaves do not form a head (as with headed cabbage). Kales are considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most of the many domesticated forms of Brassica oleracea. #### Links [Kale @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brassica oleracea acephala)	Show Edit
Broccoli	Biennial Edible Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Flowers Hardiness zone 2-11 Leaves Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 5 PFAF medicinal rating 0 Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae Height 0.9 PFAF other uses rating 2 German name Brokkoli Annual	Annual green vegetable plant. Head and stalk is edible. #### Links [Broccoli @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brassica oleracea italica)	Show Edit
Brussel Sprouts	Biennial Edible Leaves Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 0 Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae Height 1.2 PFAF other uses rating 0 German name Rosenkohl	A leaf vegetable in the cabbage family. #### Links [Brussel Sprouts @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brassica oleracea gemmifera)	Show Edit
Cauliflower	Biennial Edible Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Flowers Hardiness zone 3-10 Leaves Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 0 Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae Height 0.8 PFAF other uses rating 3 German name Blumenkohl Annual	Annual plant reproduced by seed. #### Links [Cauliflower @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brassica oleracea botrytis)	Show Edit
Pea	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea Edible Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun Leaves Annual Seed Soil light (sandy), medium PFAF edible rating 4 PFAF medicinal rating 2 Family Fabaceae or Leguminosae Height 2.0 PFAF other uses rating 0 German name Erbse Layer Vines N-fixer Hardiness zone 3-9	#### Links [Pea @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Pisum sativum)	Show Edit
Squash	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita_moschata Edible Fruit Growth Fast Moisture Moist Light condition Prefers full sun, Tolerates partial shade Flowers Hardiness zone 2-11 Layer Vines Alternate name Crookneck squash Leaves Annual Oil Seed Soil light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) PFAF edible rating 5 PFAF medicinal rating 3 Family Cucurbitaceae Height 0.6 PFAF other uses rating 1 German name Kürbis Good for containers	An annual plant growing on the ground through vines. Fruits can get very large. Drains heavily nutrition and therefor needs good soil. #### Links [Squash @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucurbita moschata)	Show Edit
Comfrey	Layer Herbs Perennial	This plant is a wonderful dynamic accumulator, biomass generator, drip line extender, and all around companion plant.	Show Edit