Q:
I am getting prepared to plant my garlic in October or November. I have lots of space around my blueberry plants. Would they survive near each other? Someone told me my blueberries may taste like garlic! Is that possible?
A:
Your garlic will grow normally even if it grows next to a blueberry plant. It would be interesting but the flavors will not mingle.
However, blueberry plants prefer acid soils of a pH between 4.5-5.5. Garlic grows well at a soil pH of 6 or more (6.5 ideal). That means they may not grow well together unless the soil pH is adjusted for each plant.
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