I plant garlic around the base of each of my trees. I never harvest it, but
let it grow year after year. I also plant tulips around them for a pretty
display in the spring. I heard an old wives tale about garlic keeping some
bugs out of your fruit and trees. I have also read it in gardening books.
It seems to keep the rabbits from my cabbage plants. I used to live in a
place that had lime, orange, and grapefruit trees in the yard and I never
noticed any of them bothered with bugs or other pests.

Dwayne


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Hi,
I have just planted a Lime tree and wondered if there was anything
anyone would recommend be planted around the base. I have been told not to
plant anything to avoid root competetion, is this correct?

thanks
Brian