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Herbal Medicine Courses In Algarve With International Teachers
Pea Planting
Sequence of photos showing the sowing of Peas and Alfafa which work in providing green manure to fertilize the plot as well as producing food.
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The bed preparation with 2 trenches of raw compost covered with mature compost
Planting the peas in a zig zag pattern of 10 cm spacing between them.
Covering with more compost.
Watering
Alfafa (Medicago sativa) seeds to be used as a natural living mulch. Another nitrogen fixing pea family
Broadcasting the Alfafa seed
Alfafa seed
Covering the Alfafa seed with compost
Marking the peas with canes to support the pea growth
Mulching
Mulching
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