Do you remember a little while ago I told you the story about how last year my Dad gave me a honeysuckle cutting instead of the clematis that had been in my great grandmothers garden? We had a long running argument with him adamant that it was a clematis and me saying it wasn’t. Until I visited their garden and saw for myself what must have happened - honeysuckle had sent out a wayward stem sneakily through the clematis.
Well I messaged him today to ask how this years new cuttings were going. He said the first lot didn’t take so he’s done some new ones today.
I am finding some info about sulphur being banned in the UK for use as a fungicide (and can only be marketed and used as soil acidifier or soil nutrient), if this is true, how can a product such Sulphur Rose exist?
For this reason, I would guess that Sulphur Rose has to be some other sulphur-based compound, not just plain yellow sulphur.
What's your opinion on the Peter Beales awakening rambler? I saw that it only has moderate disease resistance so I'm wondering if that means it's a bad call to plant near another rose? The colour looks beautiful so I'm tempted...
@edhelka I searched high and low for the composition of Rose Sulphur and found this:
Elemental Sulphur 90% + Inert carriers 10%.
Not sure what exactly are the inert carriers but I read somewhere else that fatty acids are mixed with sulphur to treat roses, so perhaps that’s part of it.
Regarding leaf burn, the RS also says to use it on cloudy days, most likely it will burn the leaves otherwise.
Regarding the ban of sulphur, I could only find that specifically, Vitax’s product ‘Yellow Sulphur’ was withdrawn for use as a fungicide. I couldn’t find out why it was withdrawn either, that would be useful to know. But it’s interesting that sulphur can still be used as a fungicide. Must be the ratios/type of Sulphur in the Vitax YS that was the problem.
@katsa I don’t know that rambler but I would only avoid those with a poor disease resistance rating, personally. Moderate/average, I would still grow, if I liked everything else about it.
For example, Mme. Alfred Carriere is listed as average, but it’s a beautiful rose.
@Omari, @edhelka, I rather think my Yellow Sulphur was Vitax, will have to drink up my coffee and go have a look in the shed. I was only thinking of sprinkling on the soil around one rose to see if it warded off black spot, on the grounds that if black spot wasn't around when everyone had coal fires, would sulphur dust have a like effect?
Wow @Marlorena your roses seem to be in full bloom already. It’s still a bit chilly on my balcony.. but I’m so pleased to see my Munstead Wood in half bloom today.
It’s three quarters open but since I’ve waited for so long I decided to declare it the first bloom of my garden anyway. 😊 the scent is absolutely gorgeous.. and it seems to waft as well.
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Well I messaged him today to ask how this years new cuttings were going. He said the first lot didn’t take so he’s done some new ones today.
Sent me a photo of them.
He’s only gone and done it again!!! 🤣
Elemental Sulphur 90% + Inert carriers 10%.
Not sure what exactly are the inert carriers but I read somewhere else that fatty acids are mixed with sulphur to treat roses, so perhaps that’s part of it.
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