Fog

 Check out how thick the fog was yesterday morning. (This was taken out my bedroom window, that's why it's not very clear.)

 And did you know it's fall?

This weekend I'm headed back to see the Hubs. I won't get to see him for very long because he's going deer hunting this weekend. At least he has priorities straight, right?

Number of plans reviewed this week: 2
Number of days until I see the hubs: 5
Number of doilies made this week: 3
Number of trips to town on one tank of gas: 10 (29.5 mpg!!! I love this Mazda 3!)

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Companion planting & fall crop veggies

I haven't decided yet if I believe in companion planting. I know that when I plant marigolds throughout the garden I tend to have fewer bug problems.



Most of the information I know about companion planting I get from this website: http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html



For my garden specifically:

Beans like spinach, lettuce, carrots, dill, brassicas, beets, radishes and cukes

Radishes like cukes, lettuce and squash

Asparagus likes: basil, chives, garlic, onion, mint, parsley and marigolds; dislikes dill and beans

Tomatoes: pretty much the same as asparagus

Peas: beans, parsley, eggplant, cukes, brassicas, carrots and radishes, dislikes onions

Onion: cukes, peppers, squash, tomato, brassicas, beets, dill, lettuce; dislikes asparagus, beans, peas and sage

Peppers: same as asparagus

Okra: lettuce, peppers, eggplant, basil, cukes, melons and peas

Eggplants: beans, peas, peppers, spinach, marigold

Brassicas: beans, cukes, mint, onion, rosemary, sage, thyme, marigold; dislikes tomato and beans

Squash: onions and radishes

Cukes: beans, peas, eggplant, marigolds, onion, peas, tomatoes and dill

Basil: tomatoes, peppers, oregano, asparagus

Kohlrabi: cukes, onions, beets

Melons: radish, squash, marigolds

Radish: beets, carrots, cukes, melons, lettuce, parsnips, peas, spinach, squash


Plants that are good for fall crops:

Endive
Escarole
Carrots
Beets
Kohlrabi
Parsniops
Spinach
Also good to know: dill and radishes are good for deterring squash bugs

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