To say the very least.......prob better off crushing the clove and making a spray
http://www.garlic-central.com said:The main benefits of garlic to the home gardener are its natural fungicidal and pesticidal properties.These can help keep neighbouring plants healthy.
The powerful antibiotic and antifungal compound allicin is released when garlic cloves are crushed. This also occurs when the clove is bitten into. Thus pests attacking garlic are likely to release its natural pesticide. Some have speculated that allicin evolved this way as a defence mechanism for the crop.
Garlic co-planting is especially beneficial to lettuce (where it deters aphids) and cabbage (deterring many common pests).
As well as protecting other plants garlic can also improve their flavour. Beets and cabbage are reported to be especially good companions that benefit from this...
Not all companion planting combinations are beneficial. Garlic doesn't seem to cooperate well with legumes (beans and pulses), peas or potatoes. Try not to plant these too near your garlic.
As well as co-planting the cloves themselves, you can use garlic extracts to protect other crops. There is a long tradition of treating plants with garlic solution.
Recently, scientists at Newcastle University confirmed scientifically that garlic oil is efective at repelling and even killing snails and slugs. These properties make garlic an excellent choice for the gardener who wants to avoid artificial chemicals and prefers to grow crops as near organically as possible.
exactly, if I get a clove or 2 out of the deal, that would be awesome, I more expect the presence of them growing that close to act as a deterrent..I have the worst luck growing garlic but still keep trying since I love it so much! ...
So if I could grow them with my indoor plants, maybe the best of both worlds. Sounds not that promising but more than what I have so far so maybe I will try it! That or I will replant the garlic this fall.
Yarrow blossoms are stuffed into urinary bladders from Red Deer, placed in the sun during summer, buried in earth during winter and retrieved in the spring.
I guess we will find out come spring?All we can get around here is whitetail deer, do they work as well? Scrappy
garlic is quite a heavy feeder and the foliage is small compared to the root system - so as a living mulch im not sure. i would try chives or garlic chives instead.
Red Fang, try planting your garlic in the autumn. garlic needs a cold period after rooting - over a month below 5 Celcius - to make it bulb up properly the next summer. the winter will help it!. also garlic and any onions compete poorly with weeds so you need to hand weed them regularly. hoeing is not so good due to the shallow root system.
VG