Companion Planting for Cannabis

[Cannabal]

My question is mainly for The Strain Hunters.

On your travels through India, Africa, Asia etc... wherever you've encountered wild Cannabis or even wild Hemp, what types of fauna have you noticed to have a beneficial symbiotic relationship with the cannabis plant?

[Dust]

interesting question had never thought of it

I hope hunters will pass by here ^^

[Romeu9]

Mr.X is a sleep-walker with tendencies to watch porn in loud volume.

[mopman]

No guy's you killing me ROLF hahahaha

[nadia786]

???

[oldemarine]

In Hawaii people have used Cosmos as a companion plant for many years.

[afgrow]

Here in Africa, specifically Zimbabwe growers love to grow in between maize, (corn) and Sugarcane. They both seem to do very well together, and hide the cannabis from view.

[Cannabal]

I've recently read that bamboo and elder tree being used successfully for camouflage, but i'm looking for info regarding companion planting such as the Three Sisters method used by Native Americans.

[Chronic Grower]

when your talking about the three sisters your talking about growing a crop that needs more nirtogen that the soil can provide ( ie corn or in this case cannabis ) then you need a plant that can provide extra nitrogen for your main crop which is any type of legumes .legumes are plants that have Nitrogen fixing bacteria found on the roots (ie the bean and pea family) then you want a cover crop a cover crop is a plant that grows along the ground which serves 2 benifits 1 is that it stops moisture evapartaing from the ground and 2 it stops weeds growing that compeats or root space light and nutrients in the three sister case this plant is the squash.then you have other plants like basil which is a strong aromatic herb that deters pests then theres other plants that attracts predatory insects this is all part of companian planting which all comes under the permaculture principles

if you want to learn more about this subject then look up and read bill mollisons books and videos but if your a young person like me lol well early 30s then you might want to watch a guy called geoff lawton i love this guys enthusiasm for what he does and he looks like an older verison of crocodile dundee lol he is bill mollisons first deciple . it all depends on where in the world you are planting to which plants you can use . so after understanding the concept you need a good list of plant from your country that can do the jobs youneed them to hope this helps peace.

[Dust]

intersting that thing of 3 sisters i'll check for that geoff lawton ^^

[Chronic Grower]

here is a video of how you bring nutrient greedy plants (in the video this is fruit trees) into a sustainable system

http://youtu.be/TMQ8eSm92xQ

im looking for the video about plants to controll pests

[Chronic Grower]

heres a companian planting forest in a dry climate in morocco thats looked after one another for 2000 years

http://youtu.be/hftgWcD-1Nw

[Dust]

thanks man

[Chronic Grower]

here are some herbs that you can plant along side your cannabis plants to repel pests

Peppermint repels ants, white cabbage moth, aphids, and flea beetles

Garlic discourages aphids, flea and Japanese beetle, and spider mites

Perennial Chives repel aphids and spider mites

Basil drives away flies and mosquitoes

Annual Marigolds deter Mexican bean beetle, squash bug, thrips, tomato hornworm, and whitefly. They are also known to repel harmful root knot nematodes (soil dwelling microscopic white worms) The root of the Marigold produces a chemical that kills nematodes as they enter the soil. If a whole area is infested, at the end of the season, turn the Marigolds under so the roots will decay in the soil. You can safely plant there again the following spring. and slugs n snails would prefer to eat marigolds then your cannabis plants its there favorite food.

Wormwood. Lavender, Thyme, Sage, Geraniums and Mint. all repel slugs and snails.

And here is a list of flowering plants that will attract beneficial predatory insects:

Carrot family (Apicacea)

Caraway (Carum carvi)

Coriander/cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)

Dill (Anethum graveolens)

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Flowering ammi (Ammi majus)

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota)

Toothpick ammi (Ammi visnaga)

Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Aster family (Asteraceae)

Blanketflower (Gaillardia spp.)

Coneflower (Echinacea spp.)

Coreopsis (Coreopsis spp.)

Cosmos (Cosmos spp.)

Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)

Sunflower (Helianthus spp.)

Tansy/Phacelia (Tanacetum vulgare)

Yarrow (Achillea spp.)

Mustard family (Brassicaceae)

Basket of gold alyssum (Aurinium saxatilis)

Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)

Mustards (Brassica spp.)

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Yellow rocket (Barbarea vulgaris)

Wild mustard (Brassica kaber)

Pea family (Fabaceae)

Alfafa (Medicago sativa)

Big flower vetch (Vicia grandiflora)

Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum)

Fava bean (Vicia fava)

Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa)

Sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis)

White clover (Trifolium repens)

Other species

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

Cinquefoil (Potentilla spp.)

It’s widely understood that ladybird beetles feed on aphids, so having lots of ladybirds around will keep your aphid population in check and reduce not only the physical damage aphids can cause to plants, but reduce the risk of those aphids spreading plant viruses throughout your crops. Here are some other predatory insects and what they like to feed on:

Praying mantids (Orthoptera) – large and small insects

Earwigs (Dermaptera) – caterpillars and many species of small insects

Predaceous thrips (Thysanoptera) – spider mite eggs

Minute pirate bugs (Hemiptera) – insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and small insects

Big-eyed bugs (Hemiptera) – insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and small insects

Plant bugs (Hemiptera) – insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and small insects

Damsel bugs (Hemiptera) - insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and small insects

Assassin bugs (Hemiptera) – caterpillars and small insects

Predaceous stink bugs (Hemiptera) – small caterpillars

Lacewings (Neuroptera) – aphids and soft-bodied insects

Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera) – aphids, soft-bodied insects, and insect eggs

Ground beetles (Coleoptera) – insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and caterpillars

Rove beetles (Coleoptera) – small insects

Soft-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera) – insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and small caterpillars

Predaceous midges (Diptera) – aphids

Syrphid/hover flies (Diptera) – aphids and soft-bodied insects

Ants (Hymenoptera) – insect eggs, soft-bodied insects, and small insects

Hornets & yellow jackets (Hymenoptera) – caterpillars and small insects

Digger wasps & mud daubers (Hymenoptera) – caterpillars and small insects

and dont forget that if you provide a small pond that will attract dragon flys that eat aphids and toads . frogs and birds that eat slugs n snails and also if you provide a undisturbed compost pile

then you can have hedgehogs . slow worms and snakes all living there helping keep pests away

permaculture is a grate concept of orchestrating nature to work or you

hope this inspires all guerrilla growers andd maybe back garden growers .

[Dust]

that's some usefull thing, for outdoor could be good to use!! indoor too but specially outsoor is interesting if it really attracts or repuls them

[lamsbread]

Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton ,Sepp Holzer & David Holmgren are all Permaculture hero's of mine.

Watch every video, read every book you can by them.

One video I advise anyone to watch is "Soils" by Geoff Lawton, which shows how the bio diversity of your soil can make all the difference, it can be found on torrent sites and if you like it , buy a copy.

Soils trailer here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6n8i6cuHA

Peace

Lams