Why do my rose leaves have holes?
pickindaisies
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pickindaisies
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holes in my rose leaves!!
Comments (22)The unfortunate fact, though, is that by eliminating the things you dislike you also damage populations of the "good" bugs, which re-populate more slowly than those bugs they feed on. So when a population of good bugs is damaged, it certainly is followed by an explosion of the "bad" bugs because the natural balance is out of whack. As for hardly making a dent, that is true....in a world-wide perspective. If it weren't for God's mercy in providing a food chain, bugs could rule this world, lol! (I still kinda think they do...) But the impact in one local garden is significant. The more bugs we eliminate from our gardens the more dependent we are on insecticides to control them, and the more opportunity we provide to create resistant populations....See MoreRose Leaves have clean holes
Comments (5)Excellent work by those leafcutters! The systemic you've used won't control them at all, as they don't eat the foliage. As to whether or not the chemicals affect the larval bees in the nests lined with those leaves, I don't know. I hope not....See MoreWhy have my rose leaves and stems all gone white?
Comments (0)When the weather is hot days and cold nights it becomes the idea condition for downy mildew. This is the worst kind as it will overwinter on the canes and show up again when next year. Spraying at the first sign with a fungicide weekly until all signs are gone will cure it. Some roses will get it if their roots are dry so a mulch is a good idea. Too close planting where air cannot circulate is another reason for this type of mildew....See MoreWhy are my rose stems drying and leaves falling
Comments (7)Vermicompost could be too rich. If they were mine, I'd get perlite, and lighten the soil 50% 50%. If I could find some tree bark, or even broken up twigs I'd go 30-30-30 and add some "peanuts" which are styrofoam packing materials. I'd remove the roses from the pots one at a time, very gently and soak them in water with an aspirin dissolved. Then I'd sniff (yes, smell) the soil that's in the pot. It SHOULD smell 'fresh' and definitely not smell bad -sulphurous- stangnant water-like. If the soil smells bad, it should probably be put out to dry thoroughly in the sun and then used as a fertilizer rather than as a soil....See Moreroseblush1
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