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Using milk for Blackspot
I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses.
What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) Marina W. Sx |
Using milk for Blackspot
"cross" wrote in message ... I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses. What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) I strongly suspect that it is yet another gardening old wives' tale Franz |
Using milk for Blackspot
"cross" wrote in message ... I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses. What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) I strongly suspect that it is yet another gardening old wives' tale Franz |
Using milk for Blackspot
In article , Franz Heymann
writes "cross" wrote in message ... I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses. What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) I strongly suspect that it is yet another gardening old wives' tale It was discussed here years ago and people said that it worked. I think it is one part milk to ten parts water. |
Using milk for Blackspot
"Jane Ransom" wrote in message ... "cross" wrote in message I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses. What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) It was discussed here years ago and people said that it worked. I think it is one part milk to ten parts water. --------- Thanks Jane, that was what I thought it was. Has anyone tried this and does it work? Ever hopeful ;-) Marina |
Using milk for Blackspot
Jane Ransom wrote in message ...
In article , Franz Heymann writes "cross" wrote in message ... I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses. What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) I strongly suspect that it is yet another gardening old wives' tale It was discussed here years ago and people said that it worked. I think it is one part milk to ten parts water. Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? Mike. |
Using milk for Blackspot
On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 22:29:29 +0100, Stephen Howard
wrote: On 24 Jul 2004 11:58:27 -0700, (Mike Lyle) wrote: Jane Ransom wrote in message ... In article , Franz Heymann writes "cross" wrote in message ... I remember reading here that milk can be used to treat blackspot on roses. What dilution is it made up, and when is it applied, ie. as prevention before the problem appears, or as treatment afterwards? Oh......... and does it really work ;-) I strongly suspect that it is yet another gardening old wives' tale It was discussed here years ago and people said that it worked. I think it is one part milk to ten parts water. Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? I'll let you know! The climber up the front of the house is hideously disfigured with blackspot this year ( it always succumbs....haven't got a clue what variety the rose is ). It certainly can't get any worse - so I'll dose it up with the solution and see what happens. Oh...full fat or semi skimmed d'you think? Gold Top with lots of hormone and antibiotic residues. -- Martin |
Using milk for Blackspot
It was discussed here years ago and people said that it worked. I think it is one part milk to ten parts water. Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? I'll let you know! The climber up the front of the house is hideously disfigured with blackspot this year ( it always succumbs....haven't got a clue what variety the rose is ). It certainly can't get any worse - so I'll dose it up with the solution and see what happens. Oh...full fat or semi skimmed d'you think? Regards, Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk ------------- I thought I would treat one too to as a test, semi-skimmed because that is what we use. The reason I asked is that the Rose Society are asking people to tell them about any organic rose treatments that they use. They were giving out leaflets at Hampton Court Flower Show, titled "Can Roses be Green". Any other ideas? Marina E. Sx |
Using milk for Blackspot
It was discussed here years ago and people said that it worked. I think it is one part milk to ten parts water. Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? I'll let you know! The climber up the front of the house is hideously disfigured with blackspot this year ( it always succumbs....haven't got a clue what variety the rose is ). It certainly can't get any worse - so I'll dose it up with the solution and see what happens. Oh...full fat or semi skimmed d'you think? Regards, Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk ------------- I thought I would treat one too to as a test, semi-skimmed because that is what we use. The reason I asked is that the Rose Society are asking people to tell them about any organic rose treatments that they use. They were giving out leaflets at Hampton Court Flower Show, titled "Can Roses be Green". Any other ideas? Marina E. Sx |
Using milk for Blackspot
Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? Mike. i agree. can't wait to hear the results next season. how bout trying a spray of liquid garlic |
Using milk for Blackspot
"Pie" wrote in message ... Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? Mike. i agree. can't wait to hear the results next season. how bout trying a spray of liquid garlic Garlic smelling roses? 'Got to be a market for them! :-) -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk |
Using milk for Blackspot
"ned" wrote in message ... "Pie" wrote in message ... Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? Mike. i agree. can't wait to hear the results next season. how bout trying a spray of liquid garlic Garlic smelling roses? That's why they are called Rosa garlica 'Got to be a market for them! :-) Franz |
Using milk for Blackspot
You might ask this on news group rec.gardens.roses. Maybe someone there
would help or possibly have tried it before. Dwayne "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "ned" wrote in message ... "Pie" wrote in message ... Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? Mike. i agree. can't wait to hear the results next season. how bout trying a spray of liquid garlic Garlic smelling roses? That's why they are called Rosa garlica 'Got to be a market for them! :-) Franz |
Using milk for Blackspot
You might ask this on news group rec.gardens.roses. Maybe someone there
would help or possibly have tried it before. Dwayne "Franz Heymann" wrote in message ... "ned" wrote in message ... "Pie" wrote in message ... Wouldn't the residue encourage fungal and algal growth? Mike. i agree. can't wait to hear the results next season. how bout trying a spray of liquid garlic Garlic smelling roses? That's why they are called Rosa garlica 'Got to be a market for them! :-) Franz |
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