Rose Rosette Disease Confirmed in Harris County, Texas (Houston area)
henry_kuska
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Comments (6)I did live in the burbs in Houston for almost a decade, and if I see your gardening area correctly, the rose is planted right next to a cement slab. (And the weepholes in the brick wall in back of the rose?) The problem is, or at least may be, that the slab may be affecting the pH of the soil. And that pH may be affecting nutrient uptake by your roses. (Also there may be some chemical treatments done to the perimeter of your house before you moved in. First, call the Texas County extension agent and ask him or her about getting a soil test for that specific soil (forget about any suggestions that you should take samples from all over your yard, that's for grass growers). Also ask that the test check for nutrients in the soil....See MoreThat time again....Texas Forum Roll Call!!!!
Comments (185)Hi, I'm Beth. We moved to Forney about a year ago to be closer to our daughters and families. I am retired but DH is still working and travels so I have a lot of time on my hands. We bought a house with a flat acre of nothing but black clay and weeds. Last year I mainly assessed what was in the ground which as it turns out wasn't much. There were knock out roses in beds that only got three hours of sun a day and a variety of shrubs out of shape and just hanging on from lack of water. The beds and yard are in terrible shape and need a lot of amendments so this year will be spent getting the ground in shape to plant so this year will be one of container gardening. I've never worked with such terrible conditions so it is a little overwhelming. The front of the house is mainly shade facing NNE. Shade is new for me. The back will be where I will have to plant all my roses. So I'm thinking hostas and some annuals in the front for now. We have a pretty strict HOA so I am limited on what I can do in the front. I keep telling myself all in good time. Since I am starting from scratch I'd love to know more about how the swaps work and wonder if I can swap non-plant things. I have some baby roses rooting but they won't be ready for a new home for a few months yet....See MoreSmall sized fruit plants in Houston area
Comments (13)If it were me I would just get a red baron or mid pride peach tree on nemaguard or lovell rootstock. If you wanted to grow in a container the Bonanza would be a good choice. The Bonanza only grows to a height of 6 feet from what I have read. Just remember, a dwarf tree is one with low vigor, with less margin for error. Do not get a peach tree on Citation, a semi dwarf rootstock. I had three and they all had very low vigor that had many disease problems. Two died within 2 years and the third I had to put in a container to keep it alive. It has grown about 18 inches in two years. The rest of the peaches usually grows 4 to 6 feet. You can prune to keep the size smaller. With any peach tree you are probably going to have to spray for plum curculio( worm) and brown rot (fungus). I dont think the clay will be a problem as long as it does not stay saturated. You may also have to spray with dormant oil in the winter for scale....See MoreUGH RRD.....Not my roses though, thankfully.
Comments (46)I hope that what I consider as "shoot the messenger" type attacks have ended. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shoot_the_messenger --------------------------------------------------------------------- I have learned over the years that some/many people do not look at links. I had earlier in this thread posted this link: https://sites.google.com/site/roserosettevirus/home In case you are one who did not read it, I think that it is important that you are aware of the following (from my link): "However, the following suggests (to me) that many "apparent" RRV infected roses may actually only have herbicide damage. In 2013, the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab received thirty-one symptomatic samples of different rose varieties that were tested for Rose Rosette Virus. Of those thirty-one samples, only ten returned with positives finds." The above quote is from a 2014 paper presented at a meeting. As I scientist I am trained to look for alternate possibilities. I then stated: It is also possible that there are "possible false negatives" as apparently the test used above was difficult to apply. For this reason a new test has been developed:....... ---------------------------------------------------------------- I reported the 10 out of 31 numbers in this forum: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1701253/please-help-is-this-rose-rosette Please look at the comments after I introduced the numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now I introduced the following: " Texas A and M is coordinating the federal funded investigation. This is what they say (as of Feb 2017): "As always, if you suspect that your rose may have rose rosette disease, please send a sample into the Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic. Many times there are other plant problems confused for RRD, and plants are taken out that may not need to be. " https://dallasgardenbuzz.com/2017/02/14/rose-rosette-now-what/ H.Kuska comment: I added the bold." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are not familiar with this federally funded project, here is a summary and their actual report: "An almost $4.6 Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture has launched the effort, said Byrne, project director." The above quote is taken from the following summary: https://today.agrilife.org/2014/10/03/combating-national-rose-rosette-disease-crisis-focus-of-texas-study/ The actual report: https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1004350-combatting-rose-rosette-disease-short-and-long-term-approaches.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do others in the field have a concern for possible herbicide damage? The following link takes the reader to a Google search in which the keywords "rose rosette" and herbicide were used: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#newwindow=1&q=%22rose+rosette%22+herbicide&spf=1498077375115...See Morestillanntn6b
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