lost a rose to a borer
I lost a Knock Out rose to a borer, I thought I cut it out last fall
but now I know I did not. My question is I have 2 other roses right next to the bored rose. Both look healthy, but should I be concerned? Can a borer spread via the soil or is strictly need exposure to an open cane? |
lost a rose to a borer
"higgledy" wrote in message
oups.com... I lost a Knock Out rose to a borer, I thought I cut it out last fall but now I know I did not. My question is I have 2 other roses right next to the bored rose. Both look healthy, but should I be concerned? Can a borer spread via the soil or is strictly need exposure to an open cane? I've lost a couple roses to borers this year, and a couple more are iffy (found a borer in one cane, cut it out but...). I read up on rose cane or rose stem borers and it seems there's really nothing you can do but hope to catch a dying cane before the whole rose dies. I do believe there needs to be an opening in a cane. How that happens, I don't know. I put white glue on any pruning cut I make, except the really small ones, and I don't weed whack around my roses. Perhaps rabbits or other critters make holes. But I don't think you need to worry about the nearby roses. The ones I lost have roses nearby and those remain healthy. Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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