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Herb/Flower Combo-best friends sortof| Member | Message |
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Posted: Jan/28/2009 12:36 PM PST
 I'm trying to figure out the best friends in the garden for the herbs and flowers--say like what would you plant in the rose bed along w/6 roses bushes---Garlic? Chives ? thanks
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Posted: Jan/31/2009 12:21 PM PST
I know that garlic helps keep the aphids away. I've also read that pennyroyal keeps almost any bad bug imaginable away (including mosquitos!). There's a whole chart of companion plants in the herb section under "plants" on this website. Might want to check it out. |
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Posted: Jan/31/2009 8:43 PM PST
ive herd pennyroyal is toxic soo heads up there--i ate some an im fine but i didnt have much of it --at first i read penny royal as peonie |
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Posted: Feb/03/2009 5:48 PM PST
Pennyroyal causes cancer if you eat it or drink tea from it. Otherwise, it's supposed to work as well as OFF. |
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Posted: Feb/07/2009 2:09 AM PST
Garlic is great with roses. You were also right about chives. Oregano is also good. Oh, and roses love Rue. I had read about rue and roses....last year or year before. I now have rue planted with several of my roses. Not only are the roses doing well, but the Rue is huge. If you are doing true companion gardening, roses and tomatoes also work well together. This all reminds me that I have yet to transplant my climbing rose.....Gotta get that done. |
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Posted: Feb/07/2009 2:58 AM PST
Rocambole is also a fun companion for roses. I just love their curlicues. |
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