Permaculture companion plants for Gai lan

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Name	Data	Description	Actions
Chamomile	Layer Herbs USDA Hardiness zone 5-9 Life cycle Annual Light requirement full sun Water requirement Dry, Moist Soil type light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) When to plant (transplant) at last frost date Height 0.5 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matricaria_chamomilla Family Asteraceae or Compositae German name Kamille Alternate name Matricaria recutita - L., German chamomile, wild chamomile Propagation - Direct sowing Direct sow in autumn or shortly before latest date of frost Propagation - Transplanting Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date Germination time 1 week	One species of the daisy family often used for herbal-infused chamomile tea. Can be used fresh or dried. Native to southern and eastern Europe and western Asia. Need light to germinate. #### Links [Chamomile @ Plants For A Future](https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Matricaria recutita)	Show Edit
Dill	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dill Edible true Growth Medium Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun USDA Hardiness zone 2-11 Soil type Light (sandy), medium Family Apiaceae or umbelliferae Height 0.8 Layer Herbs German name Dill Edible parts Leaves, seed Life cycle Annual Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Anethum graveolens		Show Edit
Rosemary	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary Edible true Growth Medium Water requirement Dry, moist Light requirement Full sun USDA Hardiness zone 6-11 Layer Herbs Soil type Light (sandy), medium Family Lamiaceae or labiatae Height 1.5 German name true Alternate name Rosmarinus officinale, rosmarinus officinalis Edible parts Leaves Utility Attracts insects, hedgerow Life cycle Perennial Leaves Evergreen Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rosmarinus officinalis		Show Edit
Sage	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia_officinalis Growth Medium Water requirement Dry, Moist Light requirement full sun USDA Hardiness zone 3-11 Layer Herbs Alternate name Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage, Adacayi, Broadleaf sage, Ching-chieh, Common sage, Echter salbei, Mariyamiya, Sa er wei ya, Salbei, Salie, Salva, Salvia, Sauge commune, Sauge officinale, Sauge, Shalfey, True sage Soil type light (sandy), medium Family Lamiaceae or Labiatae Height 0.6 German name Salbei Edible parts Flowers, Leaves Life cycle Annual, Perennial Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Salvia officinalis Leaves Evergreen	In humid zones above 9 it might be only possible to grow as an annual.	Show Edit