Ivydene Gardens Companion Planting:
Biodynamic Cropping Sequence

with the following planting plans for the vegetables:-

FRUIT vegetable planting plan

Early crop

Main crop

Intercropping

Late crop

Radish and
Turnip

 

Head lettuce

Radish

 

Kohlrabi

Leaf lettuce

Head lettuce

Bean

Pea

Cucumber

Cucumber

 

Green pepper

Runner bean

Tomato

Leaf lettuce

 

 

Cucumber

Radish

Sugarloaf lettuce
Fennel
Corn salad

Spinach,
Radish

 

 

Chinese kale

ROOT/STEM vegetable planting plan

Early crop

Main crop

Intercropping

Late crop

Kohlrabi

Early carrot

Radish

Early carrot

Early Kohlrabi

Spinach

Early carrot

Bleached celery

Leek

Carrot

Celeriac

Celeriac

Celeriac

Onion

 

 

 

Head lettuce

 

Endive

Endive

 

 

 

Corn salad

Corn salad

A vegetable garden managed according to the Biodynamic Method follows certain definite principles of plant symbiosis such as

• the use of a well planned crop rotation,
• companionate plantings,
• juxtaposition of deep rooted plants with shallow rooted plants,
• and the generous use of summer-flowering shrubs and aromatic herbs all through the garden, whether it be large or small.

The observance of beneficial crop rotations and the careful use of companion plants, both in space ( in one single year ) and in time ( from one year to another ) make it possible to get maximum benefits from limited garden space with a minimum of labour without sacrificing the health-giving quality of the produce. Attention to all of these details ensures that the garden soil is improved each year.