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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I agree.  Just because they are not compatible doesn't mean that one 
will die.  You would lose more yield from moving something than from 
leaving it in place.  I just use the companion thing as a guideline. 
I've planted fennel in my herb bed, 3 different kinds, in fact.  Fennel 
doesn't get along with anything, but what am I supposed to do, plant it 
in the middle of the pasture?  Nope, it is right next to other herbs and 
flowers.  We will see.  I think of the companion planting scheme like a 
garnish for food.  You can eat the dish without the garnish, but a 
garnish makes things more interesting, more appealing-it's the icing on 
the cake.  Maybe borage attracts the proper pollinators for tomatoes, 
but the tomatoes will grow with or without borage and basil underfoot. 
Knowwhadimean?

Bev

Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
> > > Then read just now that
> > peas and onions are incompatible. Great. So... pull out the onion or leave
> > it? The garlic was planted there last fall--I put in onion here and there
> > where garlic did not grow.
>
> Leave it.  Not being companions does not mean that one or the other turns 
> yellow and croaks. It just means that they mildly annoy each other ... or 
> might do so or might not.  You should still get plenty of peas and onions AND 
> it just might discourage the deer.  They depend very heavily on smelling 
> anything different and if the oinion odor masks that, it makes them nervous.
>
> James
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