I will be planting garlic right after I get the beds together (in a few
weeks). I have 7 types of garlic and want to do a dozen of each. Should I
just keep the garlic all in 1 bed to itself and let that bed rest (or plant
a fall crop) after pulling garlic till I need to replant garlic in fall 09?
Or should I mark out all the grids on the beds this fall and put some garlic
here and there between all 3 beds and intermingle everything else in spring
than after pulling the garlic in mid summer; do a fall crop in it's open
space and just repeat that cycle?

As for crops that I want to do; I know I want about 6-8 pruned tomatoes
(indet) these will get 2' square, not 1'. A cucumber for fresh eating, bush
zucchini, bush summer squash, snap-peas, tri-color pole beans, onions,
mixed-lettuce, spinach, carrots, collard greens, Swiss chard, radish,
eggplant, a small cantaloupe, peppers (hot &sweet), broccoli, cauliflower
and what ever I think of that will fit. I'm only planting to eat what we can
through out the season, no preserving (except for garlic). Because of the
arrangements of my beds; 1 8x4 will get less direct sun than the other 2;
maybe 4-5 hours minimum direct sun. Should I save that bed for the greens or
cool season veggies and see if I can plant them through out the summer, not
just spring and fall?

I will be having a raised bed mix delivered to me, so I don't have to make
it myself(except for my composted kitchen scrapes that I will be adding).
It's a mix of aged cow manure, mushroom compost, leaf compost. I plan on
doing organic fertilizers. Maxicrop's Seaweed and Fish fertilizer. I also
have rainwater barrels, so I can water at my leisure if we get a dry spell.

Is there anything I am missing? How would you arrange the veggies in these
beds, considering the garlic?

Thanks so much
Melissa

Beets and cabbage are reported to be especially good companions that benefit from this.

Tomato allies are many: garlic

Plant near roses to repel aphids. It also benefits apple trees, pear trees, cucumbers, PEAS (*this is contrary to other reports...Granny), lettuce and celery.

*Garlic doesn't seem to cooperate well with legumes (beans and pulses), peas or potatoes. Try not to plant these too near your garlic.