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23-10-2007, 09:02 AM
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 Garlic amongst flowers... ...whaddya' think??? I want to plant elephant garlic this year but don't want to use up my 'veg' space into maybe July or August next year until it's ready to harvest. But I have a pretty big flower garden and am debating on getting a bulb and planting cloves in and around the flowers. Anyone know anything about companion planting? Would this work?      |
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23-10-2007, 09:17 AM
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| Hi CV, I don't know if it will work but I have buried several garlic cloves in my front garden in between my ornamental alium. I presume it as a trial, plus it is a free space for me ...  Give it a try, who knows it will work just fine ... Momol
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23-10-2007, 09:36 AM
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| Garlic is supposed to deter greenfly from roses. So someone's tried it before! Give it a go, CV.
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23-10-2007, 09:39 AM
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| Oh Thanks Flummery, now I remember a bit about roses and garlic affair... it is said that garlic will also intensified the fragrance of roses ( apart from deterring the white fly ).Momol
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23-10-2007, 09:41 AM
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| I planted onions in my flower boarder this year as I was still waiting for my lottie, no problems and lots of lovely onions!
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23-10-2007, 01:15 PM
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| Fab thanks folks. I was Googling elephant garlic yesterday and was a bit 50/50 and then I saw Gardeners World on Living last night and the lady was planting elephant garlic so I decided it was a sign  I'll some some and sneak them into the plants ~ my roses were still crawling with green fly at the weekend  !! If this helps too, then happy days! |
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