Anyone have any information on how to care for ROSES?
May 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under roses care
i moved into a place that has a rose garden out front and the roses have bugs just about all over them. i have tried the bug sprays and they didnt work, they only burnt the roses even though i sprayed at night. does anyone have any suggestions on how to care for my roses? thanks for all answerers.
Wow, without knowing what these bugs are, it's hard to give an answer. Even the using a soap spray (I'd use kitchen dish liquid instead of laundry…….but that might have been laundry soap, not detergent–yes, there's a difference) can cause problems. The reason is the active ingredients in dish soap aren't controlled as carefully as materials used on food crops. So one time it might be fine, another too strong and cause burn.
How to spray…….if the plants were thirsty, they will burn when sprayed. Of course the wrong spray or poorly mixed will also cause problems………..and some roses just cannot be sprayed, period.
Back to the bugs……..you need to get an ID before you know what to do. Some insects are best picked off, some can be blasted off with water, some fall to soapy water, some need chemical intervention and then only a specific type of chemical. There are no longer "all purpose" bug killers.
If you have a nursery near by (plant, not children) take some of the bugs to them and let them ID them. Now you'll have a battle plan. Also ask at the nursery about a rose club in your area.
Better yet, if you are in the US, contact your cooperative extension service (blue pages phone book or do a google search (your state) Cooperative Extension Service…..and contact your extension representative for home and gardens…..you might end up with a Master Gardener volunteer. At least here you'll get trained help who isn't interested in selling you a bottle of product, but rather giving you the information you need to know your enemy and form a plan of attack.
In the mean time, try blasting those roses with the strongest stream of water you can muster. If not totally successful, it feels good.
If you have a whitish stuff clinging to the stems etc you have afrids
Solution
10 liters of ordinary water you add 2 tablespoons of clothes dish washing detergent wash the plant out with it-Let it remain on the plants
repeat every few days
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One of the best things to do to bring roses back is to prune them. http://gardening.about.com/od/rose1/a/RosePruning.htm Also get Rose food. It has Iron and other things that aren't in other fertilizers. Also one way to get rid of Aphids is to buy Lady bugs and they will eat them.
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Wow, without knowing what these bugs are, it's hard to give an answer. Even the using a soap spray (I'd use kitchen dish liquid instead of laundry…….but that might have been laundry soap, not detergent–yes, there's a difference) can cause problems. The reason is the active ingredients in dish soap aren't controlled as carefully as materials used on food crops. So one time it might be fine, another too strong and cause burn.
How to spray…….if the plants were thirsty, they will burn when sprayed. Of course the wrong spray or poorly mixed will also cause problems………..and some roses just cannot be sprayed, period.
Back to the bugs……..you need to get an ID before you know what to do. Some insects are best picked off, some can be blasted off with water, some fall to soapy water, some need chemical intervention and then only a specific type of chemical. There are no longer "all purpose" bug killers.
If you have a nursery near by (plant, not children) take some of the bugs to them and let them ID them. Now you'll have a battle plan. Also ask at the nursery about a rose club in your area.
Better yet, if you are in the US, contact your cooperative extension service (blue pages phone book or do a google search (your state) Cooperative Extension Service…..and contact your extension representative for home and gardens…..you might end up with a Master Gardener volunteer. At least here you'll get trained help who isn't interested in selling you a bottle of product, but rather giving you the information you need to know your enemy and form a plan of attack.
In the mean time, try blasting those roses with the strongest stream of water you can muster. If not totally successful, it feels good.
References :