garden in advance. You will need to know how many
pounds of each vegetable you want during the year, how
many plants are needed to grow the weight of vegetables
you require, when to plant seeds in 'ats and in the
ground, when and how to rotate your crops, and when to
raise and transplant herbs so they will be at the peak of
their own special in'uence. Use the Master Charts in
chapter 8 to assist in this work. Herb plants should be
reasonably mature when transplanted into a bed for
insect control or general benecial in'uence to have
their optimum e5ect as companions. Try to plan your
garden 12 months at a time, and always at least 3
months in advance.
3-Crop Companion Planting