On 6/10/04 8:26 AM, in article
, "John Savage"
wrote:

Greenhorn writes:
I'm growing some "Parade" roses down in TAS and noticed, just as a large
number of buds are developing, some white powdery spots developing on many
of the leaves. I'm guessing it's a fungal problem and seem to remember
reading somewhere that spraying a 1/8 (ratio?) solution of milk and water
might help.

Is this correct? If not, can anyone suggest another way of treating this?

Well, the exact proportions probably aren't all that crucial. :-)
I have heard some recipes calling for baking soda and milk and water.
I believe the milk should be full cream milk, it needs that little amount
of fat.

Thanks for the full cream tip John (our household seems awash in the watery
low fat version these days).

I'll give it a burl with plain milk and see how it goes.

Cheers

GH