What I did was to cut off the diseased growth below the point on the cane that it appeared on. Any new growth from that cane has not shown any more symptoms with the exception of General Cavaignac. It was asymptomatic for a whole year but started showing it again. I cut it off and watered it with more aspirin, and it has been okay. I am suspecting a reinfection rather than a relapse because it is close to the infected Dr. Huey. I have used an aspirin spray. I have used one 325 mg pill per 3 gallons of water, the size of my tank sprayer. I do have to watch it carefully because I have seen foliage burn on some of the plants doing this. There is increased blackspot resistance from this treatment, but again foliage burn can be a risk. I have also been using the harpin material for good blackspot control, but it does not appear to have much influence, if any, over rosette. I think that early detection and treatment is a key help for this problem, like cancer. If it gets too far along, the plant will probably be lost. I am also wondering if an interferon-like material would be a good treatment option if it could be either sprayed or maybe watered into the ground. I hope these observations help this situation somehow.

txnursingqt, I agree. Kids should never be the communicator. We did not tell her "ask your mom if she can go". I asked her if her mom is making a party for her & if not, I will. Instead of asking her mom "are you making a party for me mom" she asked her mom "can Ima make me a party". Yes, DH should have called her and asked her, but we have had an ongoing problem with BM telling SD lies. So if DH asks BM "are you making DD a party?", BM might say yes and then tell SD "daddy doesn't want to make your party so I am" or she will say yes, then at the last minute.. she will make an 'emergency' excuse that she can't do it. (something like she doesn't have enough money... tells her that daddy takes it all for child support, etc.) In the five years I have known SD, she has never had a good birthday. Age 6: No party. We did have cake/ice cream at MIL's house & BM came. (this was when we were dating & BM was being super nice to me & DH was her 'best friend' ~ all that changed when he proposed to me) Age 7: DH & I were out of the country on SD's birthday and BM did nothing with her. Age 8: BM planned a bowling party after I asked if they are doing anything for SD's birthday. They agreed to a joint party & split the cost. The day of SD's birthday, BM went ballistic at DH's work over the cost & they ended up filing court papers & started a long hostile custody battle. (at the conclusion of the custody battle, BM met BF 2-3 weeks later & moved away, giving us custody of SD) Age 9: Since BM moved away, DH gave her 1/2 the day (after school until 6pm) of SD's birthday every year on paper. In reality, he said she can have the whole day if she's not in school. So, I planned a party for her the day after her actual birthday, assuming BM would have her on her birthday (her birthday was Saturday, my party was Sunday) SD told her I was making a party and BM continually asked if she is invited. SD asked me & I told her that her mom will have her on her real birthday & this is a party for classmates. BM decided that she would rather plan something on her own weekend & not see SD on her actual birthday. Then, the day of her party.. BM's mother & sister show up toward the end of the party to bring SD her gift ~ a bouquet of tulips & a card. My MIL asks her if she wants to stay & have cake and she makes a big deal so everyone can hear and says "oh no, I WASN'T INVITED!" and they leave. SD ends up in tears that night because we wouldn't let her mom be there. I decided then that next year, she can have her mom plan her party because I spent lots of time, money & energy to make it special for her and all she cared about is that her mom is there... and I didn't think her mom would have come if I had invited her. So, threw my hands up and said "let mom take care of next year" (btw, BM never did have a party on her weekend. The day she was supposed to make a party for her, BM decided to go out to a party with BF and left SD with BF's parents... when we picked up SD, she burst out crying) Age 10: DH asked BM if she is getting SD on her birthday and BM said yes. That was last year. She was supposed to have her from 8am-8pm. She got her at 9am (well, grandma got her and BM came around 10 or 11) They did nothing that she told SD they were going to do... go to Sizzler & roller skating. BM had already sent two nasty text messages to DH before SD was picked up so we knew she was in a bad mood. She had SD call DH halfway through the day to tell him she got a rodent from the pet store & DH had to tell SD that she can't bring it to our house. Then at 6pm, grandma says she is dropping SD off at our house. We had gone out to dinner & weren't planning to be home until 8pm, the pre-arranged time. So, grandma brings her at 8pm and proceeds to demand all the clothes that SD has ever brought from BM's house. I take all I can find out to her car & she starts screaming at me because I don't have a pair of jeans she bought. (look up the thread "those damn pants" because it was utterly ridiculous! I tell her to leave & go back into the house to find SD in tears. I was thinking she is upset because grandma and I are yelling at each other in the driveway and she says she is upset because BM went back with BF at 4pm and she thought they were going to do all that fun stuff, but did nothing. What can I do? There's nothing anybody can do for this little girl if her mom doesn't care and that's what she wants. Age 11: So, this year I relented and offered to make a party if her mom isn't. I really didn't want to step on toes and I needed BM to tell SD that she isn't making the party instead of it coming from us. Deep down, SD knows her mom won't make the party, that's why she didn't even ask.. she asked if it's okay for me to make the party. Now BM is on the defensive of trying not to look like the bad guy... so she says "fine, but they aren't going to let me come" and SD says "sure you can come" without asking us. We are going to call her bluff and we did. She was going to call mine so it was a standoff and I was worried that now that she has called my bluff, she will swoop in and steal the show. BTW, I would have let her. I am not going to get into a pissing match or do anything to upset SD, especially on her birthday. I feel terrible for SD but at least she is getting older and she is seeing for herself what her mom is doing and I am doing all I can to be the bigger person. As for next year, I think we may let SD invite a couple of friends and go to an amusement park... BM can go if she wants... lol, at her own expense. She won't do it. She looked like she was being forced to come to the roller rink. Next year, she will have a one year old... and since I have custody of my 1 year old grandson, I know how that will be. [if she thought traveling 3 hours to the party... 2 hours in the party... and 3 hours home was a lot for a 7 week old baby... try a much longer drive and all day in an amusement park with a one year old] and finedreams, Yes grandma came. She left the party to go pick up her prescription (because she hasn't transferred it to the town she now lives in & the party is in the town she used to live in) but she didn't bother to ask for 'those damn pants'!

Your kitchen is stunning! The things you still want to do will be great, but, honestly, it is quite beautiful as it is today.

oldhouse1, What beautiful words you wrote....thank you. Strong? Goodness, Hubby remarked a few weeks ago that I should get an academy award for my acting. Acting strong. :) marti8a, Wringer, yes. Strong? Oh goodness....that's why I came here the first time....I needed something to shore me up. lol At that time, the kitchen was so overwhelming, I didn't know where to turn or who to talk to that would understand. The replies I received with that first post....that's what gave me the strength I needed. Thank you so much for your beutiful thoughts and prayers. remodelfla, Your Blessings for me and my family are so truly appreciated, thank you! katsmah, Sincerely, that means so much. Thank you. buehl, Your prayers for us and the medical professionals means more than you know. Yes, I've re-grouped and reading all the replies on this post got me focused again so you can be sure I will be here on a regular basis with.....what else? Kitchen questions. lol But I'm going to warn you in advance, I'm long-winded. Not in real life but seems I write novels when I post on these GW forums. After awhile you all are just going to be reading 'wah wah wah' much like Peanuts, the Teacher. *big smile* kitchenaddict, Oh gosh...noooo tears or you'll get me started all over again. Blessings to you with the beautiful soul......your words, priceless. rhome410, Your prayers mean more than you'll ever know...thank you. I am going to be getting back into the 'fun' things and I'll explain a bit more about that later. Yes, like you said.....A place to get away, like this forum, where people will understand that a misaligned cabinet IS a big thing and yet, in the grand scheme of things, it isn't. Know what I am trying to mean? Balance. Yea, that's it. Balance. Balance in life. ebean, Your words, your gentle thoughts came through loud and clear and mean so very much.....Thank you! bmorepanic, Oh, not amazing. Otherwise I wouldn't be on this forum with my tales of woe. But thank you so much for thinking so. Your wishes mean so much....bless you! bill_vincent, Mr. Vincent *grin*, you were there for me during our closet-sized bathroom renovation and here you are now....means so very much. I read the last line of your post and a strange sound came out of my mouth. I think it was a snort. The good kind of snort. The kind that comes out when you least expect that you are about to laugh out loud......felt good! You are what my hubby calls "A REAL Man". jejvtr, Your words, your whole post.....really penetrated my soul. You are so right about putting life in perspective. One day I am fretting over a misaligned cabinet and the next day it all seemed so piddly. In one day I went from frazzled kitchen mode to 'who cares!" mode. I am desperately needing to find balance. I got a good start on the balance yesterday....right here, reading these responses. Your post means so much...Thank you. rookie_2010 , Oh Rookiie, I wish I was strong but thank you for saying so. Your Best Wishes mean so much...thank you! flwrs_n_co, Your thoughts and prayers mean so much, more than you know. I wish I was good at all those things you listed....I'm working on it. Practice makes perfect, right? :) cat_mom, That hug feels good....I needed that. :) Thank you so much for your beautiful post. motherof3sons, Oh Mothero3Sond, I am sooo sorry to hear you are going through trials and challenges too! I hope things calm down a bit for you, soon! I would LOVE to sit face to face over a cuppa with someone that has a similar life situation.....you! I've always found that sharing ideas, tips or just venting is so good for what ails ya. I did that years ago with like-minded neighbors when we were all raising our kids. It sure did help get us all through those rough patches....thumb sucking, bed wetting, temper tantrums, back-talking, homework not getting done, etc. Sometimes listening and helping out with the problems of someone else helps keep your mind off your own. So if ever you need to talk, to vent, to unload, feel free to email me via GW's email system. And again, I SO hope things calm down for you soon. Sending you Good Thoughts and positive vibes! dianalo, That cyber hug felt so good...thank you! I hadn't thought of it that way..."putting one foot in front of the other"....Yea, I guess that's what I've been doing all along but I just didn't have a name for it....I appreciate that so much, more than you know. florantha, Boy, did you ever hit the proverbial nail on the head! "the GW Kitchens forum is a surprisingly personal online cohort that has lots of special people on it..." No truer words! I've mentioned my parents on other posts in other forums here on GW. I've mentioned them being ill a few times, I remeber coming to GW looking for support when my parents moved in.....I KNEW it would be an adjustment, just never realized how HARD an adjustment it would be, not only to me but for my hubby and my returned-home-adult-kids. But to completely open up about the whole kitchen saga, the illnesses, my emotions?? Heck, I don't know what drove me here in the first place but whatever it was, I am now so very fortunate to have people to 'talk' to that understand not just the stress of not having a kitchen for nine months, but understand other trials that happen in life...and are compassionate and really take the time to 'listen'. I am soooo very blessed to have found you all! marcy96, Your prayers mean so very much to me, more than you know...thank you! shelayne, Yes, that was me about 5 months ago, coming to Kitchen Forum when I was at the end of my rope. Then more stuff happened and I never got back to GW at all. Then things fell into a pattern that allowed me a little time for me and I realized I had never updated this forum, these wonderful folks who had taken the time to respond to those first postings of mine. Those posts got me through! I am really not liking when I read "Oh, it's just a forum, it's ONLY a message board". NO.....for some of us, even accidentally, it can become so much more than that. Your post, your prayers...all mean so much. Thank you. itsnotrocketscience, "Perspecive in life" Boy, I sure learned that one quickly....like a hammer over the head. :) If you didn't know how to reply, you faked it well because your post is beautiful and I will cherish your words. Compared to others, I am relatively new, also. I lurked for a couple years and then finally signed up when there what a question on the Home Decor Forum that nobody had answered and it was about "budget decorating" and that's something I know oh-so-very-much-about lol so I registered to respond to that question and then asked one of my own. Got so many neat, helpful replies, I stuck around. So, Welcome to the Forum Itsnotrocketscience (such a fun name!) and I hope we run into each other again really soon! ---------------------- I read these responses yesterday. Had to regroup. Totally pulled myself away from my kitchen stuff. Called my Sis and we had a nice, long talk and even laughed quite a bit. She's just 50, so it took me a bit to get to the root of my anger? if that's what it is. But 50....too young, her young adult kids still need her. I am very, Very angry about that. And of course, I am constantly asking myself "Why?" But talking with her yesterday, we agreed...well, she made me agree....that "WE" are not going to put our life on hold just because she's not feeling well (that's what she calls it...not feeling well). Not exact wording but her attiude is .... Hey, I am not in a casket yet so why the sad faces? Let's live each day for what it is. Plenty of time to be sad later. Today, today we visit, chat, gossip, talk about our kids, laugh and go on with life. Okie Dokie. I will respect her wishes. But I did take all day yesterday to regroup and I stayed completely out of the kitchen. Today I will go in there (after Mom is done doing whatever she is doing in there...have no idea but I hear pots and pans clanging. lol) and with a fresh start, fresh attitude, I will be back here with the photo album with new pics added and PLENTY OF QUESTIONS...so don't say I didn't warn ya all! LOL HUGS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! Am p.s. No, I am not going to take the time to preview so you are seeing this post warts and all.....gotta get the furbabies fed. :)