Lazy Gardener
Super Self-Sufficient
The purpose of this thread is to help us gardeners to think outside the box in terms of crop management:
1.companion planting.
2. interplanting.
3. succession crops.
4. extending the season from the front and back end in the typical garden.
There is a lot of literature about companion planting: statements about how one plant "likes" an other or otherwise benefits from close proximity of that other plant, and how some plants are antagonists.
I would like this thread to be anecdotal in nature: Tell us what YOU'VE tried. Tell us what has WORKED FOR YOU. And tell us what has not worked the way you expected. If possible, place your information under the appropriate heading noted in first paragraph. Some bits of information may come under more than one heading.
I'll start with a single entry:
2. Interplanting: I never dedicate space for radish. But, I use a LOT of radish seed. French Breakfast is by far my favorite b/c of it's nice shape, it's tenderness, and non biting flavor. I sow it among any greens, in my carrot bed, at the ends of any planted rows. It acts as a marker, to remind me that I've already planted a crop there. It's also a space saver. It establishes quickly, shading out weed seeds, while the intended crop (such as lettuce) gets established. Then, those radish plants get removed, allowing more space for the lettuce.
1.companion planting.
2. interplanting.
3. succession crops.
4. extending the season from the front and back end in the typical garden.
There is a lot of literature about companion planting: statements about how one plant "likes" an other or otherwise benefits from close proximity of that other plant, and how some plants are antagonists.
I would like this thread to be anecdotal in nature: Tell us what YOU'VE tried. Tell us what has WORKED FOR YOU. And tell us what has not worked the way you expected. If possible, place your information under the appropriate heading noted in first paragraph. Some bits of information may come under more than one heading.
I'll start with a single entry:
2. Interplanting: I never dedicate space for radish. But, I use a LOT of radish seed. French Breakfast is by far my favorite b/c of it's nice shape, it's tenderness, and non biting flavor. I sow it among any greens, in my carrot bed, at the ends of any planted rows. It acts as a marker, to remind me that I've already planted a crop there. It's also a space saver. It establishes quickly, shading out weed seeds, while the intended crop (such as lettuce) gets established. Then, those radish plants get removed, allowing more space for the lettuce.
Good post. I have a hard time with onions for the very reason that I don't keep them well weeded. Onions are heavy feeders, and are particular about their nutrients AND WATER CONSUMPTION, and many varieties are dependent on correct day length at the correct time for good bulb formation. 
