I keep a double border of onions inside garlic on the two sides facing the woods as a defense against deer. So far, along with planting bitter or spicy crops in the first row behind them, this has kept the deer feasting on my community-garden neighbors' crops and leaving mine alone.
In the summer, there is plenty of forage for the deer, so they don't bother with our garden, and it finally struck me that I could grow a good, long row of my favorite baby limas in front of the finishing onions and behind the dormant garlic sets, some from my late plantings and others that are always cleverly left behind by the garlic when it's harvested.
This could reward the onions and garlic with a little nitrogen boost in addition to the vetch that covers it in winter.
I've been planting radishes between those two rows, but I'm getting tired of radishes. I guess I could put in turnips, that I know would get along, but I prefer the limas.
If any of you are veteran companion planters, can you tell me if you know of any reason these three should not be joined in botanical matrimony?
Speak now, or forever hold your peace.
... and thanks!
Here are some of this year's elephant garlic:
1. a fresh head
2. newly braided and hanging well below the doorknob!
3. dry alongside a braid of softneck and some drying sunflower seeds.}
