Need Rose help!!!!!!?

Question

Uggggggghhhhhhh, my roses keep getting blackspot or some kind of fungus. Is there anything I can do to cure them that is more natural. I have kids and am breastfeeding a 5 week old, so really don't want us exposed to harsh chemicals. Also, how often should I treat them, and with how strong a solution? Do I need to cut them back to the ground? THANKS!

Answer 1

cut off all leaves with black spot and never let any stay on the ground. Fertilize with a product that has a fungicide in it. Bayer makes a product that is kind of an all in one for roses. This will keep it from starting, but you have to remove all the old yuck. Also, will need at least 2 fungicidal sprays in the summer and fall. You can get organic stuff for this that will not be harmful. But, even if you can only get chemicals, have the dude spray it. Take care of that kid.

Answer 2

Black spot is a fungal infection resulting from too much moisture on the leaves. You can treat it, but the best thing to prevent this is to water your roses early in the day so that the leaves can dry before it cools down at dark. That's when the fungus breeds among us. And the more leaves your plant loses, the weaker it will get. See your local garden store for an anti-fungal spray - read the label for suggested limitations of use.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

"Bayer Advanced" All in One solution for roses! Have ur husband mix and pour it at ground level! It prevents new infections but does nothing for already affected parts! Just trim here and there, and all new growth will have the chemical in it so it'll be immune to the infection! Trust me, I have beautiful roses thanks to this expensive ($12, but well worth it), but effective product! Just have ur man do it for u or one of ur friends!

Answer 4

Consider companion planting to deter bugs. Alliums to repel nematodes, nasturtiums to trap aphids, alyssum, geranium, rosemary and thyme to attract beneficial insects.
Make sure they are getting enough sun and air circulation, that other plants haven't blocked them.

Basic Cornell Spray: For Control Of Blackspot & Powdery Mildew: Do not substitute vegetable oil spray for the summer weight agricultural oil, it doesn't emulsify in suspension when water is added. SunSpray contains a sticker so no soap is necessary, with other oils you may need a few drops of dishwashing liquid. Another tip I have learned is to spray this in the evening, around or just after supper time. Do not spray this in the hottest part of the day.
2tbs Horticultural Oil (Sunspray or Volk Oil)
1tbs of baking soda ( or potassium bicarbonate)
Add to 1 gallon of water and spray leaf surfaces LIGHTLY, not to dripping. Reapply every two weeks.
This will help to control powdery mildew and blackspot as well as other fungal diseases on roses. If it’s a problem every year, do a preventative spray right after spring pruning, but before the leaves open.

On the off week spray with one of the others: milk, vinegar, neem oil, corn meal juice, compost tea, or kelp-fish emulsion. Add citrus oil for pest killing power.

Another really good method is milk spray ...... 1 part milk to 7 parts water. Dried milk works as well as fresh. In 1999, a Brazilian scientist found that milk helped control powdery mildew on cucumbers just as effectively as a synthetic fungicide. Since the study was published, the news has traveled around the world and encouraged gardeners and farmers alike to try milk as a fungal control for a variety of diseases. So far, there has been success reported on the use of milk to control powdery mildew on a variety of different plants. In addition, it has also been found to be an affective control of black spot on roses.

Vinegar Fungicide
Mix 3 T of natural apple cider vinegar in one gallon of water. Spray during the cool part of the day for black spot on roses and other fungal diseases. Adding molasses at 1 tablespoon per gallon will again help.

Cornmeal
Dust the ground around roses with cornmeal, and water in. This helps to eliminate black spot spores that attack roses, and also helps to eliminate the spores in the soil around roses.

Cornmeal Juice
Cornmeal Juice is a natural fungal control for use in any kind of sprayer. Make by soaking horticultural cornmeal in water at one cup per gallon of water. Put the cornmeal a nylon stocking bag to hold in the larger particles. The milky juice of the cornmeal will permeate the water and this mix should be sprayed without further diluting. Cornmeal Juice can be mixed with compost tea or any other natural foliar feeding spray.

This is from the Dirt Doctor
Garrett Juice (ready to spray)
Mix the following ingredients in a gallon of water.
1 cup manure based compost tea
1 ounce molasses
1 ounce natural apple cider vinegar
1 ounce liquid seaweed

Foliar spray or use with other sprays
Use Growmore seaweed extract and Alaska® Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1 to make this or similar product. Mix to directions and use hose end sprayer.

Basic health is helped by feeding them well and ensuring a steady supply of water. Water deeply and give them special attention during dry spells. Feed then an organic fertilizer to support the soils edaphon (critters that live in soil and capable to forming symbiotic relationship with plants). Without a healthy soil there can't be healthy plants. For roses it should be N-P-K 4-6-2 or phosphate rich.
Feed Valantines day, Memorial Day, & Labor Day.