Companion planting in the same container

Invisighost

Invisighost

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There are several plants that are natural pest repellents and I'm wondering if anyone has ever planted any in the same pot as cannabis. I usually plant marigolds and chives around my tomato plants and it works pretty good. I've never actually planted any in the same pot though so I'm wondering if anyone has..these are a few

Dill/Fennel/Chives will repel aphids, spidermites and most flies and Marigolds repel those plus many more.

If anything I'm wondering about chives b/c they grow the quickest and need very little root space or nutrients to grow. Any cons of planting these that anyone could foresee. I know marigolds have a pretty big root system so they are probably out and dill and fennel have a good bit too.

I'm probably going to try for myself regardless but just wondering if anyone else has done it already or maybe knows someone who has.
 
Los Reefersaurus

Los Reefersaurus

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I have been thinking about clover. Make the top 2 inches of dirt more available to the plants. In my out side gardens I always aim to never have exposed dirt
 
Los Reefersaurus

Los Reefersaurus

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Xcoregamerskillz said:
Why not? Is it for holding moisture, or does the rhizosphere benefit from extra roots?
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I think both, plus clover likes to pull Nirogen from the air and put it in soil into soil.
I always let the weeds that come with my Promix grow I feel the plants like the company plus it is a good gauge as to when the soil is too dry , so if I like one little plant why not 100 little plants?
 
Nugachino

Nugachino

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Not only did the tomatoes seem to have more flavor to them. I also didn't have to invest in any additional bug deterrents.
Nothing seemed to really want to go near them. Not caterpillars. Not slugs. Nor even snails.

I've just bought some pyrethrum for the outdoor garden. Got comfrey for the compost pile. And strawberry clover for helping the soil.
 
morgwar

morgwar

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Alfalfa has a massive root system, collects nitrogen from the air but the endomycohizae store it for them in nodules in exchange for sugars.
Other plants can't access the nitrogen while the alfalfa is alive, as it's only released during decomposition.
It will also strangle your plant and take ALL its water.
Alfalfa tap roots reach up to 100 ft deep to grab nutrients to bring to the surface which makes it the ultimate green manure, that can survive most climates and nearly any soil type.
It can also repair nearly any soil damage short of chemical waste.
Alfalfa was my bread and butter for many years and nearly every farmer in America if not the world has it in crop rotation.
It WILL KILL YOUR PLANT QUICKLY
 
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Los Reefersaurus

Los Reefersaurus

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morgwar said:
Alfalfa has a massive root system, collects nitrogen from the air but the endomycohizae store it for them in nodules in exchange for sugars.
Other plants can't access the nitrogen while the alfalfa is alive, as it's only released during decomposition.
It will also strangle your plant and take ALL its water.
Alfalfa tap roots reach up to 100 ft deep to grab nutrients to bring to the surface which makes it the ultimate green manure, that can survive most climates and nearly any soil type.
It can also repair nearly any soil damage short of chemical waste.
Alfalfa was my bread and butter for many years and nearly every farmer in America if not the world has it in crop rotation.
It WILL KILL YOUR PLANT QUICKLY
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Geez I guess I will just stick with syrafoam plates
 
morgwar

morgwar

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On a positive note though if you have a veggie garden and the soils getting mediocre dedicate 1 season to ranger alfalfa and cut it down every time you see purple flowers that fall till it and it's dead leaf litter under and you will have new perfect soil next spring
 
Invisighost

Invisighost

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morgwar said:
Alfalfa has a massive root system, collects nitrogen from the air but the endomycohizae store it for them in nodules in exchange for sugars.
Other plants can't access the nitrogen while the alfalfa is alive, as it's only released during decomposition.
It will also strangle your plant and take ALL its water.
Alfalfa tap roots reach up to 100 ft deep to grab nutrients to bring to the surface which makes it the ultimate green manure, that can survive most climates and nearly any soil type.
It can also repair nearly any soil damage short of chemical waste.
Alfalfa was my bread and butter for many years and nearly every farmer in America if not the world has it in crop rotation.
It WILL KILL YOUR PLANT QUICKLY
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Well sh%t...thanks for the info as I may have to rethink that...this is the article that gave me the idea
https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/benefits-companion-planting-cannabis/
 
morgwar

morgwar

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Invisighost said:
Well sh%t...thanks for the info as I may have to rethink that...this is the article that gave me the idea
https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/benefits-companion-planting-cannabis/
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Lol sorry I get intense sometimes
The only ones I for sure disagree with in that article are alfalfa and sunflowers-(huge nitrogen hogs) but alfalfa is a great fertilizer when it's dead.
White aslikle clover would work and insects would ignore you're plants for it completely, it's got high sugar content
 
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