⚘Companion ❀ planting⚘ ϟ

WOW,  I just stumbled across a very comprehensive list of companion planting ideas and I In no way intend to fill the internet up with more junk or steal someone elses hard work, so all I am doing in this post is linking to there site, ENJOY!.

http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html


We personally practice companion planting here at Simpson Eco farms, and while sometimes we get the opposite reaction of whats suppose to happen, there are some that work flawlessly, We grow mint around our haskap ( blue honeysuckle ), basil, dill, and rue with our tomatoes/peppers/tomatillos/ground cherries,  pansies and johnny jump ups around lettuce, hot peppers under our citrus, as well as peppermint and mint rose geranium.
This year we will be experimenting with our fruit trees to see what we notice, We will update how its going in the future and let everyone know of our results.


Will? post ? some ? pics ? when ? it ? stops ?raining ???????????

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Jeruk limau AKA ■Citrus Amblycarpa ■or Nasnaran Mandarin ❂ grown from seed ✌

Jeruk limau AKA Nasnaran Mandarin

Our new citrus seeds arrived!, the variety is called - { jeruk limau }
and I tell ya, I love the name.
As you can see from the pictures, the seeds were very fresh, nearly every one sprouted, they seem to have a tendency to push there first leaves to the side and from inspection are polyembryonic. While they appear tiny, there root structure is quick and strong, probably the most aggressive roots of the varieties weve grown so far. Even at the size in this picture I still had to really pry them apart. ( was not expecting that at such a young age ) As stated around the web, these might have a good possibility for rootstock after production trials.

Far right is a visible sign of the second plant sprouting from one seed + polyembryonic + citrus amblycarpa

Jeruk Limau seedling + citrus amblycarpa

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