Posted on March 26, 2010.
Rose up in June "O my luve like a red rose, bloom in June is" An excerpt from the poem of 1794 "A red rose" by Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet.
What are roses?
Do you have roses that grow in your garden? It does not matter if the rose is a floribunda, hybrid tea, standard, patio, climbing or hiking, all will now benefit from a checkup plant health. These checks should ideally be done on a weekly basis from late March until the end of flowering, so let me detail a few of them.
aphids and aphid problems
Check your roses for aphids, just a few aphids can be sprayed with soapy water to an atomizer while a heavy infestation will require the application of a systemic insecticide or a combination systemic insecticide and fungicide as that "Rose-clear. Some people wonder if they have aphids and whiteflies after finding what looks like small white insects mixed with aphids attract typical of our roses, which is actually white outside agencies that paid the aphids during their life life.
A spot spray organic and safe in black
Now, I have already mentioned the "product" Rose-clear is mixing chemicals is also commonly used to treat the problem of meeting our other roses, which is the black spot. This disease causes loss of leaves, and die. Black spot is encouraged by many in the same conditions that favor mildew, which are hot and humid conditions. Check your rose leaves to black spots with yellow halos and deal with "Rose-clear", according to the manufacturer's instructions to pay careful attention to safety. If you want to try to prevent black spot on your roses organically and safely, you may only have to go as far as your refrigerator. Mix equal parts of skim milk and water, apply it with a sprayer or a sprayer to the upper and lower leaf roses. The milky solution causes an invisible fungus-friendly form, which will help prevent the formation of the dreaded black spot.
On Food and Fertilizer
Apart from these treatments, there is another way to help your Rose pests or diseases and the battle is to conserve their strength by eating well. Roses benefit from mulching of well-rotted cow manure or garden compost, which will give you more blooms, healthy foliage and strength to survive against pests and diseases. A 5 cm (2 inches) layer of mulch is adequate, do not touch the stem as it may, in some cases lead to rot. A final benefit of mulching your roses this way is to reduce water loss and weed control, these two are very important in a dry summer (we live in hope).
