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| When we are grateful to those who are there for us, we are more likely to pass on to another the kindness we received. Robyn |
BEING ME Being a neighbour
Neighbours in wartime
I have appreciated our government asking us to be watchful of our neighbours, especially in needy times such as flood, bushfire, heat or cold. We try to be aware of our neighbours' needs - the older and the younger neighbours - and we look out for one another.
Neighbours in wartime
Aussies have a history of being watchful towards their neighbours, and there could not be a better embodiment of that history as in the life and ultimate sacrifice of 22 year old Private John Simpson. Using devoted deserted donkeys, for 24 days, Simpson travelled through sniper fire and shrapnel rescuing wounded soldiers at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli, with only a few hours sleep each night. He probably saved hundreds of lives getting wounded soldiers down to the beach quickly until the day that he was shot and died. My grandfather was with the first landing of soldiers at Gallipoli and would have experienced first hand, Aussies being watchful neighbours, looking out for one another in a climate of unimaginable fear.
Garden COMPANION PLANTING
Companion planting and combining means growing plants together that like or benefit each other.
Vegetable companion gardening can have a real impact on the health and yield of our plants.
Vegetable
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Good Companions
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Bad Companions
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Asparagus
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Basil, tomato, Nasturtium, parsley, basil, dill, coriander, marigold, aster flower
(Parsley and marigolds repel asparagus beetles, solanine in tomatoes protect against asparagus beetles) |
Onion, garlic, potato,
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Beans
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Carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, celery, corn, marigold.
(Corn protects against wind, sun and provides climbing support. Squash has deep roots, beans are shallow and squash smothers weeds and provides a living mulch) Cucumber, strawberries (Particularly go well near dwarf beans) |
Chives, leek, garlic, onions, tomatoes, peppers
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Broad Beans
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Brassicas, carrot, celery, corn, lettuce, potato
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Fennel
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Beets
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Broccoli, lettuce, onion, sage
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Bean (pole and runner)
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Broccoli
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Celery, chamomile, mint, dill,rosemary
(Dill attracts beneficial wasps to help control pests including cabbageworms. Rosemary repels cabbage fly) |
Oregano, strawberry, tomato
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Brussels Sprouts
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Potato, thyme, dill
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Strawberry, tomato
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Cabbage
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Beetroot, bush beans, celery, mint, onion, potato, oregano, dill, chamomile, sage
(Aromatic plants like onion, celery and herbs help keep cabbages pest free) |
Strawberry, tomato
(Although tomatoes and cabbages usually repel each other, the solanine in a few nearby tomatoes will help deter diamondback moth larva) |
Carrot
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Bush beans, pole beans, lettuce, onion, garlic etc, parsley, rosemary, pea, radish, tomato
(Onion family plants, parsley and rosemary deter carrot rust fly) |
Dill, parsnip
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Cauliflower
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Peas, beans, celery, oregano
(Peas and beans help fix nitrogen to supply to cauliflowers) |
Nasturtium, peas, potato, strawberry, tomato
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Celery
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Cabbage, cauliflower, leek, onion, spinach, tomato
(Leeks like similar high potash growing conditions as Celery and celeriac) |
Parsnip, potato
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Chard (Swiss chard, silverbeet)
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Cabbage, endive
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Corn
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Beans, cucumber, melon, peas, pumpkin, potato, radish
(Peas and beans supply nitrogen) |
Tomato
(The same worm (tomato worm and corn earworm) likes both plants) |
Cucumber
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Beans, peas, celery, lettuce, pea, radish, nasturtium, corn
(Nasturtium deters cucumber beetles and harbour beneficial spiders and beetles. Corn protects against bacterial wilt virus) |
Cauliflower, potato, basil and any strong aromatic herbs
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Eggplant
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Beans, capsicum, potato, spinach, peppers
(Beans repel Colorado potato beetle which attacks eggplant) | |
kohlrabi
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Onions, beets, lettuce
(Lettuce repels earth flies) |
Strawberries, tomatoes, pole beans
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Leek
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Carrot, celery, onions, strawberry
(Carrots deter leek moth. Celery and celeriac like similar high potash growing conditions as leeks) | |
Lettuce
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Carrots, radishes, strawberry, cucumber
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Beans, beetroot, parsley
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Melon
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Corn, radish
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Potato
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Onion
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Broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, strawberry tomato, beets, tomatoes, summer savory
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Beans, peas
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Pea
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Beans, carrot, corn, cucumber, radish, turnips, spinach, mint, potatoes
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Onion family
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Potato
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Horseradish, beans, corn, cabbage, pea, eggplant
(Beans repel Colorado potato beetle. Horseradish protects against potato bugs and stimulates growth) |
Cucumber, tomato, Jerusalem artichokes, pumpkin, squash, sunflower, raspberries
(Cucumbers, tomatoes and raspberries attract potato phytophthora blight) |
Pumpkin
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Corn, beans, peas, radish
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Potato
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Radish
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Lettuce
(Repels earth flies) | |
Spinach
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Strawberry, celery, cauliflower, eggplant, radish
(Leafminers prefer radish leaves rather than spinach) | |
Tomato
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Asparagus, celery, NZ spinach, carrot, parsley, basil, marigold, garlic
(Garlic protects against red spiders) |
Corn, potato, kohlrabi, fennel, cabbage and other brassicas
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Turnip
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Peas
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Zucchini
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Nasturtium, flowering herbs
(Flowers attract bees for pollination) |
http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com/companion-planting.html
If everything I do for neighbours
Was what I'd have them do for me,
My street would be a better place,
And I'd feel happier and more free.
Robyn
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| Neighbours Celebrate Together My husband, as a child, is at his Children's Street Party celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11. |
May we live amicably and thoughtfully alongside our neighbours.
