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Black Medick is a low-growing annual legume with small yellow flower clusters and distinctive black seed pods. It is commonly used as a cover crop and nitrogen-fixing green manure, and can serve as a nutritious forage plant.

Companion Planting

Plants well with

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cabbage, broccoli, and allies

Brassica oleracea

Black Medick fixes nitrogen and improves soil structure, providing readily available nitrogen for brassica growth.

Traditional

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