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KatieJo said:Haha....snow is packed and shipped!!! Now I'm going to go take a nap, and when I wake up, it better be April.

Skiekitty said:I was just reading this article http://garden.org/ideas/view/w... when I saw this line:

~Roses really do love garlic which effectively keeps black spot and aphids away.

Anyone actually try this? I am definitely up for growing garlic (like I need an excuse) but I don't have blackspot problems (unfortunately) and I can usually keep the aphids under control.

I plant onions with my roses; it seems to help somewhat, and I like the way they look together. I don't think of planting garlic until it's too late, but I would if I remembered it in time.



I didn't order any winter planting roses this year, and now I'm glad. It's been too cold of a winter here so far to be out planting in it.