One shift left at the comm center, then my attentions can be wholly devoted to the growing season before us!As i look forward to all of the fun growing that will be done, i am most newly excited about companion planting. Companion planting is the fine art of planting different crops together, or planting some flowers with some vegetable crops creating certain beneficial conditions.
A simple example that has worked well for us with controlling flea beetles (while i have heard many who say this doesn't work we have enjoyed success with it) - plant pungent marigolds! Aside from keeping the flea beetles out of our eggplants, they add a beautiful color to the vegetable garden. 
For me, one of the highlights of keeping an organic garden is finding nature's creative ways of dealing with it's own little annoyances! Of course, its always much more enjoyable when it works and you can reap the benefit at harvest time!!!!!
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