Make mulch from newspaper. This makes a good, cheap mulch, and earthworms love it. Grow tomatoes in cages. Place tomato cages in the back of the garden so they don't shade low-growing herbs. Caged and trellised tomatoes get more air and sunlight than do fruits left to trail on the ground.
Plant marigolds to deter pests.
Buy a flat of marigolds and intersperse them with herbs and crops. Marigolds repel a variety of garden pests, including rabbits. Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.