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Organic Black Spot Remedies?
Austin's noted for being progressive...
Do any of y'all (that aren't on rec.gardens) use organic remedies for Black Spot? I tried a bottle of wetted Wettable Dusting Sulphur and, frankly, didn't like the fact I'm STILL supposed to wear a mask and keep it off my skin, not use my garden for 24 hours, keep kids and cats out for a day, my cat got sick, and it makes really ugly spots on the new red rose leaves. Sounded organic when I bought it... :-/ -- John T. Jarrett http://logontexas.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Web Design - Program - Host - Maintain - Databases - E-Commerce $9.95 Nationwide Dial-Up ISP new customers welcome... --------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Organic Black Spot Remedies?
If you live in an area where humidity is a problem, and anything over 50% usually is
with hybrid tea roses, I suggest you eliminate the fussy hybrids and move into antique roses. They can be David Austin, or Antique and they smell 100 times better than new varieties and are much easier to manage and have far less problems with pests, such as black spot. There really is no better treatment to give roses of any kind than to fully prepare the soil with plenty of loose soil, compost and ample watering. Watering only the soil, not keeping the foliage wet near dark and foliar feeding. You can use a preventative measure using the baking soda method, but that is not such a good idea as the baking soda can build up in the soil making it toxic for the rose. Keeping good sanitation by pruning inward growth, clearing any fallen foliage before winter arrives, mulch, hydration and fertilization all prevent diseases and pests on roses. To answer regarding sulfur, well, organic does not mean non-toxic. Some of the most toxic poisons are in the organic growers arsenal. Several years ago one of the pesticides went through trial to see if it would help with fungal diseases. It is Neem Oil. For insects this material renders them unwell and unable to eat so they die of starvation. For fungal diseases, neem has been used for many years in other parts of the world. There is a product by Green Light (not an organic company, not by any stretch) makes a neem product called, Rose Defense. It is also sold under the name BioNeem and some others. I believe Shultz's now also has neem oil. I may have seen it in Lowes. There will be directions on the label which you should follow carefully. Next fall, if your soil is not completely friable, full of compost and other organic matter, I suggest you pull the roses up and amend the soil properly, then plant them. Keep them watered and fertilized and healthy and they have better ability to stave off diseases and pests. Stressed plants show their stress by attracting and falling prey to insect and disease damage. Not too different than the human body. Victoria On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:55:55 -0600, "John T. Jarrett" wrote: Austin's noted for being progressive... Do any of y'all (that aren't on rec.gardens) use organic remedies for Black Spot? I tried a bottle of wetted Wettable Dusting Sulphur and, frankly, didn't like the fact I'm STILL supposed to wear a mask and keep it off my skin, not use my garden for 24 hours, keep kids and cats out for a day, my cat got sick, and it makes really ugly spots on the new red rose leaves. Sounded organic when I bought it... :-/ |
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Organic Black Spot Remedies?
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-- John T. Jarrett http://logontexas.com "animaux" wrote in message ... If you live in an area where humidity is a problem, and anything over 50% usually is with hybrid tea roses, I suggest you eliminate the fussy hybrids and move into antique roses. They can be David Austin, or Antique and they smell 100 times better than new varieties and are much easier to manage and have far less problems with pests, such as black spot. There really is no better treatment to give roses of any kind than to fully prepare the soil with plenty of loose soil, compost and ample watering. Watering only the soil, not keeping the foliage wet near dark and foliar feeding. You can use a preventative measure using the baking soda method, but that is not such a good idea as the baking soda can build up in the soil making it toxic for the rose. Keeping good sanitation by pruning inward growth, clearing any fallen foliage before winter arrives, mulch, hydration and fertilization all prevent diseases and pests on roses. To answer regarding sulfur, well, organic does not mean non-toxic. Some of the most toxic poisons are in the organic growers arsenal. Several years ago one of the pesticides went through trial to see if it would help with fungal diseases. It is Neem Oil. For insects this material renders them unwell and unable to eat so they die of starvation. For fungal diseases, neem has been used for many years in other parts of the world. There is a product by Green Light (not an organic company, not by any stretch) makes a neem product called, Rose Defense. It is also sold under the name BioNeem and some others. I believe Shultz's now also has neem oil. I may have seen it in Lowes. There will be directions on the label which you should follow carefully. Next fall, if your soil is not completely friable, full of compost and other organic matter, I suggest you pull the roses up and amend the soil properly, then plant them. Keep them watered and fertilized and healthy and they have better ability to stave off diseases and pests. Stressed plants show their stress by attracting and falling prey to insect and disease damage. Not too different than the human body. Victoria On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:55:55 -0600, "John T. Jarrett" wrote: Austin's noted for being progressive... Do any of y'all (that aren't on rec.gardens) use organic remedies for Black Spot? I tried a bottle of wetted Wettable Dusting Sulphur and, frankly, didn't like the fact I'm STILL supposed to wear a mask and keep it off my skin, not use my garden for 24 hours, keep kids and cats out for a day, my cat got sick, and it makes really ugly spots on the new red rose leaves. Sounded organic when I bought it... :-/ |
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