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Garlic & Roses

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Garlic and Roses Work Well Together

✓Garlic repels aphids, Japanese beetles, and spider mites
✓May help prevent black spot and other rose diseases
✓Traditional companion

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Sulfur compounds deter many pests
  • 2.Antifungal properties of allicin
  • 3.Systemic uptake of sulfur by roses

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant garlic around rose bushes in fall
2Garlic completes before roses need full sun
3Can also spray garlic solution on roses

📏 Recommended Spacing

Garlic bulbs 6" apart around rose base, 8-12" from stem

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Rose pest management research
  • •Organic gardening studies

Other Garlic Companions

Tomatoes✓ GoodBeans✕ Avoid

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