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Gardening Gardening Vegetables & Fruits Flowers Pests & Problems From Marie Iannotti, your Guide to Gardening The weather is still being temperamental and I'm flipping between caution and panic. The weather is one of the reasons I like to hedge my bets and plant many vegetables in succession. Another reason is that I'm greedy. So to get more out of my vegetable garden, in addition to succession planting, I start new plants under slow growing larger plants, like seeding some lettuce under the tomato seedlings or beets under cabbage. I don't make a plan. It's more of fill in the blank. I never let an empty space go unplanted. 4 Ways to Succession Plant Intercropping Tips Gardening Tip of the Week Squirrel Deterrent for Bulbs: When planting bulbs, drop a garlic clove in the hole next to bulb. Plant as usual. Squirrels won't "steal" bulbs...They hate garlic! --Submitted by tdiraimo Thank you to everyone who has shared a tip. Keep them coming! Share a gardening tip. Tips for recycling in the garden. May is rushing by. Don't forget to post your Spring Flowers photos in our April/May Photo Challenge. Connect With Marie: Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Gardening Forum | Newsletter When Broccoli Doesn't Chill We think of broccoli as a cool weather vegetable, but young seedlings don't actually like cold weather. Temperatures below 50 F. cause them to develop buttons and they may never produce full heads. Getting Broccoli to Form Heads Sophistocated Silvers Silver and gray leaved plants have a definite elegance about them. They can be a little tricky to use in the garden. They are most often paired with pastels, but they add a lovely chilling effect to hotter colors and they're fun to play around with. Favorite Plants with Silver Leaves A Silver and White Garden Design Search Related Topics:  foliage plants  garden design  shade gardening A Colorful Season Every garden has one season where it looks its absolute best. Gardens can't be at perpetual peak, but with a little planning, there can be a continuation of color and interest. Keeping the Garden in Color All Season Best Flowers to Brighten the Vegetable Garden Search Related Topics:  flower gardening  garden design  garden maintenance Over the Garden Gate Wonders and worries populated the forum posts this week. We saw a lot of inspiring photos from your gardens and then there were questions about your disappointments. Got help? Exploding GMO Watermelon Will My Declining Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Come Back? Wow, Gladiolas Over-Wintered in Zone 5! Related Searches Flower Gardening Gardening Tips Gardening Soil Vegetable Gardening Plant Soil Featured Articles Growing Asparagus Container Mistakes to Avoid Drought Tolerant Catmint Perfect Vines Growing Bay Laurel   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Marie Iannotti Gardening Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Gardening newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com   Four-Footed Foes Deer Resistant Perennials Rabbit Resistant Plants Groundhog Control?   Follow me on: Advertisement