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Lupin
Companions:
Cucumber, Squash, Brassica, Spinach, Lettuce, Rosemary, Dill, Strawberry
Incompatibles:
Benefits and Notes:
Lupins make good companion plants for crops that need significant amounts of nitrogen in their soil. Attracts honeybees. They can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere into ammonia via a rhizobium-root nodule symbiosis, fertilizing the soil for other plants. The legume seeds of lupins are edible and have a full range of essential amino acids.
Type:
Perennial