Wichtig für die konkrete Planung einer Mischkultur ist also, daß gute Nachbarschaften zwischen den Kulturpflanzen genutzt und schlechte vermieden werden.
The horticultural techniques used by permaculturists rely heavily on plant combinations. A guild is a harmonious assembly of plants (but it could be plants and animals) the essential characteristic being a diverse mixture (polyculture) whose elements all have a purpose. The plants are chosen to be beneficial to each other, and so it is similar to companion planting.
