Growing it with a companion crop the first year will help this situation.

In one experiment, it certainly is obvious where a companion crop was used or not.

If the companion crop is taken off as haylage, you'll get more tonnes of dry matter, especially in the first cut.

Tomatoes, securely staked, would make an equally good companion crop.

Do not seed the companion crop in the same drill row as the forage.

An organic farmer will grow companion crops that protect one another from weeds and pests.

Impact of soil amendments and companion crops on the lowbush blueberry.

They progressed to the more time consuming advanced companion crop fields method of gardening.

The approach relies on a combination of companion crops to be planted around and among maize or sorghum.

Cut companion crop as high as possible for all caraway to reach maximum height the first year.

Ninety percent of producers use companion crops.

Companion crop strips may vary between 5 to 50 m wide, depending on factors, such as:

"Other options include developing crop varieties that use more water during the growing season, and introducing perennial 'companion crops' into the farming system."

Lodging-prone plants, those that are prone to tip over in wind or heavy rain, may be given structural support by their companion crop.

During the growing season, one should be assessing the amount of competition from weeds and from the companion crop (if used) on the forage.

Bromegrass and alfalfa establishment with a wheat companion crop in northeastern Saskatchewan.

Planning your sun system also involves deciding on the width of the companion crop strip between the tree-shrub rows.

Stoloniferous types of D. eriantha typically can be very competitive and suppress companion crops.

Companion crops are another source of competition for the establishing forage and may cause injury to the forage.

If the companion crop is removed as grain, ensure straw and chaff are manage adequately with the combine.

Companion crops account for the majority of residue, but the damage was greater where there was more trash cover, which were often direct seeded fields.

Light and soil moisture beneath several companion crops as related to establishment of alfalfa and red clover.

In Colombia, it is planted as a companion crop to repel pests in potato fields.

Blueberries are well-suited to intercropping systems, especially where moderate to deep rooted trees are the companion crop.

Remove the companion crop as early as possible after heading preferable as hay or silage.