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Shiva wrote:
. . . and the first touches on blackspot. Isn't it April 3rd? I went
out to water everybody prior to the first spray of the season, and
the little bahstahds were lined up along nearly every bud. I had a
Squish 'N Squirt fest--running my fingers up the stems and squishing,
then giving the plant a hard fine spray of water.

Fine, but the unseen colonies will multiply and come back to bite your
roses (literally!). At this point I'd be wiping them out systemically
so spraying can be minimised later. Shake or hose the ladybirds off
before applying.


Budding as we speak: Granada, Nicole, Jude the Obscure, Lover's Lane,
Mutabilis, Tiffany, White Lightnin', George Burns, Sunsprite, All That
Jazz, Margaret Merrill, Karl Herbst, Reines des Violettes, Don Juan,
Sombrueil, Great Century, Angel Face, Paloma, Tamora, Full Sail, and
Scentimental

Great to hear Shiva.... White Lightnin' was my first to bloom this
season. Both it and Voodoo were very early starters. Did you get
Voodoo this year?