A common question from arable farmers considering strip cropping or other forms of mixed cropping is: which crops go well together? To find out, next year for the second time we are enlisting the help of experienced and inexperienced vegetable gardeners to test different combinations in their own vegetable garden in our experiment MoestuinMix.
MoestuinMix participants are testing different crop combinations with broad beans. Last year, participants tested the combination broad bean with pumpkin and a combination of broad bean with a crop of their own choice. This year, we are testing the combination broad bean and red beets and the second combination is again garden bean with a crop of your choice. Our aim is to find out which combinations promote the cultivation of broad beans and which processes ensure this, such as growth and resilience.
Registration season 2025
Want to join the experiment in your own vegetable garden? Read more information and sign up via the button below for season 2025. You can register at least until the end of January. You will receive seeds for broad beans and red beets and instructions.
Season 2024
It will not have escaped anyone's notice, 2024 was a very wet year, giving slugs free rein. Due to the heavy rainfall, many vegetable gardeners suffered from the slimy crawlers that ate their (young) plants. For those vegetable gardeners whose broad beans had withstood the slug invasion, the next pest was already on the way: aphids. Fortunately, the aphids also attracted natural enemies such as lady bugs, as in the above photo we received from a participant.
Many participants were able to participate in the experiment and test crop combinations despite the difficult year. The first results are in. Read more via the button below.
