Food crops as companions?

[anonymousgrow]

I'm thinking that if one had big mounds with one plant in each mound, one should be able to grow a bit of food in those same mounds and harvest a lot of the veggies before they were completely shaded out by the cannabis. What are others' thoughts?

And are there any references that someone can point me towards regarding companion planting veggies with cannabis?

 

[Jhhnn]

Bush beans, not pole beans, would probably work great, adding nitrogen to the soil. Peas, too, early in the season if you give 'em something to grow on other that the cannabis.

I've seen cannabis planted in tomato cages w/ tomatoes for camouflage.

 

[9000]

I would try garlic or shallots, don't need much light and repel bugs

 

[HidingInTheHaze]

Do a little research on permaculture or forest gardening.

It's basically a method of landscape gardening where you plant different types of plants in a series from tallest to smallest to make the most use of your landscape.

It goes, tall tree, small tree, bushes, grases/cover crops and then root vegetables.

 

[RoadRash]

I'm thinking that if one had big mounds with one plant in each mound, one should be able to grow a bit of food in those same mounds and harvest a lot of the veggies before they were completely shaded out by the cannabis. What are others' thoughts?

And are there any references that someone can point me towards regarding companion planting veggies with cannabis?

It reminds me of the '3 Sisters' - Squash, Corn, Legumes.


Growing Marijuana in the Corn Plants is about as American an activity as I can imagine.

I use overflow water to water other plants in the garden.

 

[Jhhnn]

It reminds me of the '3 Sisters' - Squash, Corn, Legumes.

Indeed. Native Americqns didn't mind the beans climbing the corn, but I doubt that's what the OP wants, so I suggested bush varieties.

Squash & particularly pumpkins def keep the weeds down, too- shades 'em out.

 

[RoadRash]

Indeed. Native Americqns didn't mind the beans climbing the corn, but I doubt that's what the OP wants, so I suggested bush varieties.

Squash & particularly pumpkins def keep the weeds down, too- shades 'em out.

Plus - if it makes the bugs happy - it makes the plants happy ! (most of the time.)

Once I was a member of a community garden (which incidentally had a strict 'no you can't grow cannabis here' policy) and the guy in the neighboring plot laid down a 15 foot by 15 foot layer of alfalfa.

I looked under the alfalfa, and there was a jungle of bugs - earthworms - and a bunch I don't know the name of.

That's what he did in the winter, as part of building up the soil.

 

[anonymousgrow]

Awesome thanks for the info? Any idea why this thread has a thumbs down symbol next to it?

 

[Meds215]

the girl that was growing at the property before us, she did exactly that. mounds with vegetables, the neighbor told me she had no deer fencing that the vegetables were the decoy and she had a successful harvest. neighbor told us she had 40 monsters. go figure

 

[Jhhnn]

the girl that was growing at the property before us, she did exactly that. mounds with vegetables, the neighbor told me she had no deer fencing that the vegetables were the decoy and she had a successful harvest. neighbor told us she had 40 monsters. go figure

Makes sense. Deer eat the best (from a deer's perspective) of what's available to them. Given the human created dearth of predators, their populations can be larger than optimal, meaning they stay hungry & are forced to eat whatever they can get. They eat pot plants for that reason. Give 'em something they like a lot better & maybe they'll leave the pot alone.

 

[harry74]

Trifolium repens as nitrogen fixer

Trifolium repens as nitrogen fixer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_repens

This could be interesting.

White clover grows among turfgrass, crops, and in a large number of other landscapes.[1] It is also found in a limited range of different field type environments. White clover can tolerate close mowing, and can grow on many different types and pHs of soil, but prefers clay.[1] It is considered to be a beneficial component of natural or organic lawn care due to its ability to fix nitrogen and out-compete lawn weeds. Natural nitrogen fixing reduces leaching from the soil and can reduce the incidence of some lawn diseases that are enhanced by the availability of synthetic fertilizer.[2]

I have seen shamrock around here growing in land patches, when they are let resting for a while, before using it again for new crops.Don´t know if is this one there are many...

 

[Soil&Stone]

Makes sense. Deer eat the best (from a deer's perspective) of what's available to them. Given the human created dearth of predators, their populations can be larger than optimal, meaning they stay hungry & are forced to eat whatever they can get. They eat pot plants for that reason. Give 'em something they like a lot better & maybe they'll leave the pot alone.

Thats such a good idea, and if water is available to feed plants this method probably saves a day or so of work putting up those fences. I hope bears don't eat vegetables!

 

[Cep]

My first thought was also beans. They might get shaded out though. Radishes or most greens however won't because they grow so quick.

Regarding deer, they have never touch any of my med plants. They always go for the veggies. The shetland pony on the property loves cannabis though!