Permaculture companion plants for Nasturtium

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Apricot	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_armeniaca Edible true Growth Medium Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 4-8 Layer Trees Soil type Light (sandy), medium Family Rosaceae Height 9.0 German name true Habitat true Edible parts Fruit, seed Edible uses Oil Utility Animal feed, attracts insects Life cycle Perennial Leaves Deciduous Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus armeniaca		Show Edit
Sweet cherry	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_avium Edible true Growth Fast Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 3-7 Layer Trees Alternate name Sweet cherry Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Rosaceae Height 18.0 German name Süßkirsche Habitat true Edible parts Fruit, seed Utility Animal feed, attracts insects, hedgerow Life cycle Perennial Leaves Deciduous Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus avium		Show Edit
Sour cherry	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_cerasus Edible true Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 3-7 Layer Trees Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Rosaceae Height 6.0 German name Sauerkirsche Habitat true Edible uses Oil, tea Edible parts Fruit, seed Utility Animal feed, attracts insects, hedgerow, wind breaker Life cycle Perennial Leaves Deciduous Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus cerasus		Show Edit
Cucumber	USDA Hardiness zone 9-11 Life cycle Annual Light requirement Full sun Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Height 2 Layer Vines Edible parts Fruit, Leaves Propagation method Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant When to plant (outdoors) 1 week after last frost When to plant (indoors) 2-3 weeks before last frost When to plant (transplant) 1 week after last frost Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber Family Cucurbitaceae German name Gurke Days to maturity 50-65 Spacing 23cm Soil pH 6.0-6.8 Germination temperature 15-30°C (60-85°F) Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucumis sativus Medicinal True Medicinal parts Fruit	Annual, self-fertile climber whose fruit is a popular ingredient for salads. The plant will develop male and female flowers. You can recognize the female by having a tiny cucumber underneath. Sometimes the plant develops a lot of male flowers first, so be patient. If you don’t see any bees pollinating. Take a male and put it on all the female flowers. #### Propagation Direct sow when soil is warm enough in early summer. Sow seeds individually indoors 3-4 weeks before planting outside into warm soil. Use bottom heat if possible. Transplant when plants develop third leaf. #### Medicinal Fruit is depurative, diuretic, emollient, purgative and resolvent #### Links [Cucumber @ West Coast Seeds](https://www.westcoastseeds.com/products/patio-snacker)	Show Edit
Peach	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach Edible true Growth Fast Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun USDA Hardiness zone 5-9 Layer Trees Alternate name Flowering peach, ornamental peach, common peach Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Rosaceae Height 6 German name Pfirsich, bergpfirsich, tellerpfirsich, saturnpfirsich, weinbergpfirsich Edible parts Flowers, fruit, seed Edible uses Oil Life cycle Perennial Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus persica		Show Edit
Nectarine	USDA Hardiness zone 4-8 Life cycle Perennial Light requirement Full sun Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Leaves Deciduous Height 6.0 Layer Trees Utility Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow Edible True Edible parts Flowers, Fruit, Seed Family Rosaceae German name Nektarine Habitat True Edible uses Oil Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus persica nucipersica Dutch name Nectarine Danish name Nektarin		Show Edit
Potato	Edible parts Root USDA Hardiness zone 3-10 Life cycle Perennial Light requirement full sun Water requirement Moist Soil type light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Height 1.0 Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato Alternate name Irish potato, Andigena Family Solanaceae German name Kartoffel Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Solanum tuberosum When to plant (outdoors) April Spacing 12 inches Propagation method seed - direct sow	Potatoes are one of the most popular root crops. They grow best at temperatures from 61 and 70 °F.	Show Edit
Radish	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radish Edible true Growth Fast Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 2-11 Alternate name Cultivated radish Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Brassicaceae or cruciferae Height 0.5 German name Rettich Layer Roots Edible parts Flowers, leaves, root, seed, seedpod Edible uses Oil Warning Weed potential Life cycle Annual Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Raphanus sativus		Show Edit
Rose	USDA Hardiness zone 2 Life cycle Perennial Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade Leaves Deciduous Layer Shrubs Utility Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow, Wind breaker Edible True Edible parts Fruit Habitat True Family Rosaceae		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
Pumpkin / Zucchini	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita_pepo Edible true Growth Fast Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 2-11 Layer Vines Alternate name Courgette, field pumpkin, ozark melon, texas gourd Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Cucurbitaceae Height 0.6 Edible parts Flowers, fruit, leaves, root, seed Edible uses Oil Life cycle Annual Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucurbita pepo	There are many varieties of this species. For example Delicata squash is a variety of winter squash with cream-coloured cylindrical fruits striped in green or orange that are cooked.	Show Edit
Apple	USDA Hardiness zone 3-8 Life cycle Perennial Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade Water requirement Moist Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Leaves Deciduous Height 10.0 Layer Trees Utility Animal feed, Attracts insects, Hedgerow Edible True Edible parts Fruit Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple German name True Habitat True Edible uses Oil Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Malus+domestica Genus Malus Dutch name Appel Danish name Æble Family Rosaceae		Show Edit
Broccoli	Water requirement Moist Light requirement full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 2-11 Soil type light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Brassicaceae or Cruciferae Height 0.9 German name Brokkoli Edible parts Flowers, Leaves Life cycle Annual, Biennial Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brassica oleracea italica Days to maturity 50-100 Spacing 45cm Soil pH 6.0-7.0 Germination time 7-10 days Germination temperature 4°C (40°F) When to plant (indoors) 6-8 weeks before last frost	Annual green vegetable plant. Head and stalk is edible. ### Propagation - Direct sow Sow seeds 7cm apart, thin when seedlings reach 5-7cm in height. ### Propagation - Transplant Start seeds 6-8 weeks before your last frost date, or 2-3 weeks before last frost date. Plant outside when seedlings are 4-6 weeks old, or have 4-5 leaves. #### Links [Broccoli @ Almanac](https://www.almanac.com/plant/broccoli)	Show Edit
Black mulberry	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_nigra Edible true Growth Slow Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 5-9 Layer Trees Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Moraceae Height 10.0 German name Schwarze maulbeere Habitat true Utility Animal feed, poultry forage Edible parts Fruit Life cycle Perennial Leaves Deciduous Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Morus nigra		Show Edit
White mulberry	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_alba Edible true Growth Medium Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 3-9 Layer Trees Alternate name Common mulberry Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Moraceae Height 18 German name Weiße maulbeere Habitat true Edible parts Fruit, inner bark, leaves Utility Animal feed, fiber, hedgerow, poultry forage, wind breaker, dye Warning Weed potential Life cycle Perennial Leaves Deciduous Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Morus alba	Young leaves are edible.	Show Edit
Red mulberry	Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morus_rubra Edible true Water requirement Moist Light requirement Full sun, partial sun/shade USDA Hardiness zone 4-9 Layer Trees Alternate name Common mulberry, white mulberry Soil type Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay) Family Moraceae Height 15.0 German name Rote maulbeere Edible parts Fruit, leaves Life cycle Perennial Plants For A Future https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Morus rubra		Show Edit