To all the blackspot sufferers, I feel your pain. For what seems to be no reason at all, my Hybrid Tea rose bed came down with the worst case of blackspot I've ever seen. Finally switched to Bayer Disease Control for Roses, etc. after I realized realized Ortho Rose Pride wasn't doing anything and Daconil wasn't much better but very expensive. For some reason, the Bayer products seem to do a better job for me. Also using Bayer's Merit as a drench on an ash tree-ash tree borer is a BIG problem here-and after three years, so far, so good. Here's a question: Planted a Cornelian Cherry Dogwood this Spring about 30 feet away from the rose bed. Could it possibly be a host for the blackspot. I have started spraying it as well as it also has a fungus attacking. Just wondering... MM

Aak! I didn't even notice the rolled leaf. There aren't other rolled leaves that I know of. Will check again tomorrow, working now. The picture doesn't show the yellow spots that are coming before the brown dead areas. Most don't have the brown areas, just the yellow spots. They start small, irregular, and become larger and the leaves will be mostly yellow like this one. Most leaves are fine. This is mostly happening lower on the plant. The only ones with the brown areas are the ones that had yellow. I'll have to look at the back to see if it looks like something is eating at them. Some of the yellow is around the rims of the leaves as well. I don't believe I am underwatering, or overwatering. THey get a long deep soak with a trickle from the hose over several hours at least once a week. What would a nutrient deficiency look like? I was told zinc is deficient in our soil here. One thing: I have chickens and they kick up a lot of dust. The leaves will be coated with dust, and I will sprinkle the dust off with the hose. Is this a bad idea? It isn't done every day, but usually more than once a week. I did have some powdery mildew in the early spring, before the sun got around the other trees to really shine on the roses. I treated it with milk spray which worked. Sorry to be a pain, but I really want roses and have not been successful before.

there is a rose forum.. if you fail to get the answer here .... i doubt they died from black spot.....mildews are a function of hot humid nights... when the plant goes into darkness with water on its leaves .... when its ma natures fault ... there isn't much you can do .. except attempt prevention ... there are organic preventions.. i am sure someone will chime in ... i think its just baking soda .... increasing air movement.. and making sure you don't get water on the leaves late in the evening [from a sprinkler] ... all that said... if you are new to gardening... let me tell you this... you will not be considered a REAL gardener.. until you have killed each plant THREE times ... you are going to have to come to grips with the fact that stuff happens.. plants die.. and the garden evolves .... consider such losses to be part of the circle of life.. and a new opportunity to plant something else ... if the canes are still green.. there is a chance the roses might come back .... maybe not ... good luck ken PS: start getting pix of all your plants... so you can start getting ID's ... so that you can start learning about your garden .... something you can do all winter... so you can feel more at ease in the garden ....

Cool, thanks....I suspected they might not, but better safe than sorry : )