Mold/Mildew on plastic fence near roses
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Comments (43)Congratulations, Anne, you lucky thing :) Thank you, Melissa. That is definitely my tree. What a pretty word -- liquidambar -- and what a mess those prickly balls are. Harbor Rose, how I LOVED Ramona Quimby. Jeezus, Beezus! Thanks for reminding me of that prickly crown!! Kim, thanks again for your input. I've always been a solitary gardener and am just now finding out how helpful different perspectives can be. Lastly, I throw this out there... for what's it worth... just in case... someone is interested. In Garden Open Today by Beverly Nichols there is a section about his copper beech and how he wants to plant rhododendrons beneath it. He digs a trench all the way around it (six feet out) and lines it with concrete blocks. Then he replenishes the "outer" soil with peat and plants the shrubs. Yes, he acknowledges, the roots will creep underneath eventually but that is easily solved: cut them off. He finishes by inviting the reader to come out and see for himself how both the copper beech and the rhododendrons are flourishing. I am not familiar with the varying details of root systems of different trees. Maybe there is something about the copper beech that makes this workable for it but not for all trees. (He does later say he helped other people use this practice in other gardens on other trees.) But it might be something to consider. It doesn't seem too awful of a chore to take a sharp shovel around the outside of the constructed barrier and sever the young roots a couple times a season. That may be a hopelessly naive statement. And Beverly Nichols was, I think, known to exaggerate. Like I said, for what it's worth, for those who don't want to take no for an answer :) This post was edited by Sidos-House on Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 11:23...See MorePowder Mildew on my Old English Roses: what to do?!
Comments (7)We do have powdery mildew in the south but primarily in the cool spring. I have been unable to control it with any fungicide but have had some success with washing the foliage off often (like daily) with a brisk spray of water from a hose. I think I read about the water trick on Paul Barden's web site. I found it, Paul says, "Mildew is a less common problem, and is often limited to certain varieties that are susceptible to the fungus. It is rarely as damaging as Blackspot, but is unsightly just the same. For a fairly sucessful organic control, you may want to try what I do: spray the plants once a day with a forceful spray of water. This does 2 things: Mildew cannot survive when exposed to large amounts of liquid water, and so it is often killed outright by this treatment. Secondly, the spraying washes off the spores that can reinfect other leaves. I have used this technique with often very good results, particularly in a greenhouse, where mildew can be a big problem." It works for me. Hamp Here is a link that might be useful: Paul Barden's FAQs...See MoreDreams of Roses and white picket fence all but dashed
Comments (29)Thanks so much for all the help, and for putting my picture up! I think I will experiment this Winter by putting one rose in a barrel with the bottom removed. I'll leave the rest as full containers. If the bottomless pot rose does as well, or better than the full pot roses, by next Spring, then the next step will be designing a 2' high x 3' wide "raised bed", or brick planter parralel to the sidewalk, leaving a few inches between the planter and fence for peek-a-boo flowers, like feverfew, cosmos, or other annuals. On the lawn side I will continue the brick into a 6"mow strip I can live with the 7 barrels if I know I have a plan....See Morecomposite deck / bleach mold cleaning recommendations negligent
Comments (10)Yo Ken, if your still around your up on this one. Far as Composites go I am with the Larry/whoever We are for the most part. Composites are really no longer using recycled material because there is just not enough of it so most of the raw stuff is virgin,the energy used to make composite is an enviro no no, when its time to remove the project composite is not real big on bio degrade its tricky to burn shreading it would be silly. Bottom line composites are not so enviro freindly. Info like that might suggest its not all that good to clean it either, with anything. I dont agree>> composites will out last Ipe, left to go silver/gray Ipe is as close to no maintance as a person can get. With the softer composites like Choice/MoistureShield even trex= tjunk I have found a coat or two of TWP 116 seals up the decking,locks in the color and keeps mold,mildew,stains from causing major problems. Of course not needing to do this is the reason the Wallet goes for composite in the first place. I my own self dont like composites at all for the reasons stated in several posts here and on other sites. Welcome aboard Larry!!! Sorry I dident understand your intent at the begining . John...See Moremzstitch
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