You can plant these zesty bulbs, grow them as perennials — and treat
your roses to a natural ally, too!
GARLIC AMONG ROSES brings a number of benefits to the
flowering shrub. According to those who have studied how plants exude an
essence or essential oil into the air, soil and water in their
environment, the two make ideal companions. Many rose growers report
that garlic planted with their bushes has prevented insects. It can also
be an ally in efforts to banish such rose problems as rust mildew and
blackspot, besides mites, thrips or any of the beetles which seem to
favor feeding on roses.
 Perhaps you would like to try this ancient
vegetable (Allium sativum) of the lily family, grown for centuries by
early Greeks, Romans, Hebrews as well as by many people since. Garlic is
propagated either by the ground root bulb or by the small bulby seed
formed into a pod at the top of the stem if the plant is allowed to
flower. Some growers clip off the herb's flower stem as soon as it
appears so the root bulb will tend to grow larger.
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