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Old 04-10-2011, 07:30 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Is planting garlic near a banana plant a bad idea?

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Originally Posted by tbaleno View Post
I hear garlic keeps away some bugs, so I was going to plant some in a container I'm growing a banana in. I also heard some vegetables pick up the garlic flavor so you shouldn't plant it near them. Any one know if the banana will pick up the flavor or if it should be okay to plant garlic to keep away some pests.
It's neither. They don't share Pests and the scent isn't transportable through the soil...otherwise, I'd have had prety nasty Sweet peppers last yr;>!
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