After making the soil airy, we fed the apple trees with manure and planted onions and garlic next to some of them. While working on all trees, there are many more companions to plant next to trees, such as marigold, basil, mint, lemon grass, nasturtium, comfrey, coriander, fennel, dill… We already planted marigolds in the rows between them and this year we are taking a step further.

And what are the benefits of companion planting?
– helps to protect from harmful pests,
– they attract beneficial insects,
– help balance the environment,
– conserve soil moisture,
– help prevent weeds from growing,
… and more + our friends deers don’t like onions and garlic so we can plant and harvest them without worrying they’ll be eaten for desert.

That’s all folks, tomorrow is another (rainy) day.