Lady of Shallot on her way. Those rose slugs rasping the foliage are proving a bit of a menace, I have squished loads already so I am hoping I’m beginning to win the war:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Such a lovely rose, a real performer. Talking of sawfly larvae, what is a natural predator? I have 3 Harlow roses that were decimated last year. I might try and attract some predators
Hi @Jason-3. I did look this up. Early inspection and lots of squishing, including behind the calyces is the best bet, so I will keep a sharper eye out earlier next year. Ladybirds and their larvae also eat them. I have a fair few spiders and juvie crickets patrolling them as well. Not sure if the crickets are a predator or a pest themselves, though!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
We had some rain forecasted for the night, I woke up in the morning, nothing. I checked the forecast and it looks like it's going to be another week or two of no rain. So I decided to water everything, which took ages and probably cost a fortune. Half an hour after I finished, it started to rain! But it was only a shower so probably still good that I watered the garden... but you all know how this feels.
My James Veitch bud is showing some colour.
And here are some buds on Minerva:
I am also happy to see buds on my Belle de Crécy 1st year gallica (if I wash off enough aphids to see them) but unfortunately haven't been able to take a good photo... maybe tomorrow.
Hi there, I binge-read all 207 pages of last year’s thread and have been quietly enjoying the photos and discussions on this year’s thread. Roses are my favourite flower and I have a few in my garden.
My roses started healthy growth like everyone else’s, then yesterday I’ve discovered they are not healthy looking any more. This is Thomas Becket (DA).
Natasha Richardson
Lady Emma Hamilton
Does anyone know what is wrong with them and how to treat the problem? I spread some fish, bone & blood granules around the base in early March and drenched them with Uncle Tom’s tonic last week. Have I over-done it?
Late to the party.........read through the whole thread, great pics everyone. I'm excited for this year's flowers.....I have a mixture of last Autumn and the previous Autumn's bare root Rose's.......mostly tea Rose's but got a bit braver last autumn, as Marlorena predicted lol
Sammy I think the first two just have a bit of frost nibbling around the edges of some of the leaves. Lady Emma Hamilton looks like she’s got the same but may also be suffering from a fungal infection, possibly rose rust. But others will probably know more.
...just to say, re. Sammy's roses... classic case of fertilizer burn I would say.. you've over done it there with that foliar spraying, maybe applied at the wrong time.. it's characterized by dried up brown edges to the leaves, and is caused by a build up of salts which damages the roots causing stunted growth... ...just my opinion, albeit shared by others, but roses do not need foliar feeding.. ...what you need to do is flush those salts through the plant by heavy watering.. the leaves will eventually drop off and grow fresh ones... ..Lady Emma is noted for rust, so yes I agree it seems to have some rust issue as well there... ..Thomas doesn't look too bad.. it's a late starter anyway, I never got it blooming before June... so it should catch up.. but needs flushing through like the others.. ..welcome to Roses... don't be too disheartened... they will perk up.. lesson learned ...
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Such a lovely rose, a real performer. Talking of sawfly larvae, what is a natural predator? I have 3 Harlow roses that were decimated last year. I might try and attract some predators
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Many thanks
Lydia
Hi @Sammymummy and Mary.
Sammy I think the first two just have a bit of frost nibbling around the edges of some of the leaves. Lady Emma Hamilton looks like she’s got the same but may also be suffering from a fungal infection, possibly rose rust. But others will probably know more.
This is probably going to be my first bloom, rose ID last year by all the lovely people here, climber Arthur Bell
...just my opinion, albeit shared by others, but roses do not need foliar feeding..
...what you need to do is flush those salts through the plant by heavy watering.. the leaves will eventually drop off and grow fresh ones...
..Lady Emma is noted for rust, so yes I agree it seems to have some rust issue as well there...
..Thomas doesn't look too bad.. it's a late starter anyway, I never got it blooming before June... so it should catch up.. but needs flushing through like the others..
..welcome to Roses... don't be too disheartened... they will perk up.. lesson learned ...