I'm planting in 3 different gardens this year. Even though they're not that far apart distance wise, even small distances can make a difference. This is my garlic, it's looking really good and healthy. I fed it today with a fish fertilizer. Garlic is a heavy feeder, and likes a fertilizer high in nitrogen. Not all fish fertilizers are the same though, so if you buy some for your garlic, look at the numbers on the bottle and make sure the first one is higher than the next 2. As i've mentioned before, all fertilizers will have 3 numbers on the bag or bottle. They stand for N (nitrogen), P (phosphorus) and K (potassium) always in that order. A high first number would be a fertilizer high in nitrogen, which is what you want for garlic.

This is a bed with sweet snap peas (in the back) collards, and kale. I planted 2 kinds of kale, red russian and white russian. I really like the flat leafed kale. I grew red russian last year and it's a great kale, but it doesn't stand up to frost well. The white russian is hardier, so when the red russian kale dies in the frost next fall, i'll still have the white russian going strong. As i mentioned above, even in places not that far apart, the climate can be different. In one of my other gardens, my kale is almost twice the size this is, even though i planted them a day apart. Always take into consideration where you are planting things. If you plant kale next to a brick wall, they might grow quickly, but they're not a heat lover and might do poorly over the summer because of radiated heat from the brick wall. Your tomatoes would love it there though! So consider your plants, what they like and don't like, and the places you plant them in.