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ROSES: Spring/Summer 2022 🌹

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  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    That's so unfair and terrible, @murasaki. Hoping everything recovers somehow. 
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    @Tack hope your roses are at their best for your family wedding. There are thundershowers forecast for Monday. Hope they materialize as with the looming hosepipe ban, we're unable to water the plants when they need it the most. The grey water which I collect is only enough for a few pots.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Oh dear @murasaki. I really don’t know what the problem is but two things occur to me..

    Firstly, plants under stress are much more susceptible to being attacked by pests and diseases.

    Secondly, why are they under stress? Is it just drought/very hot weather or is there something wrong with your soil and cultivation practices? For example, is your soil compacted with poor drainage? If so the roses may be lacking in oxygen and the more you water the more the roots are drowning. Or if you have free draining soil are you simply not watering deeply or frequently enough? Is your soil poor in nutrients so the roses are basically starving? Or is the PH of the soil extremely acidic or extremely alkaline so nutrients are being locked out? Has there been a history of soil contamination or use of pesticides in your area?

    I think the first thing I would do is dig up one rose and examine the roots and the soil it is growing in. That might give you some clues. Sorry, lots and lots of questions but no answers..
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Caught up with the video you posted @Fire. Nice to do a virtual visit of your garden. Thanks for sharing 😊
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    @Eustace I'm glad you enjoy the visit. It's nice to share it before it all goes over.
  • dabolemdabolem Posts: 180
    @murasaki so sorry for what’s happening to your roses, really heartbreaking.

    I think you have a bad case of downy mildew (Peronospora Sparsa) and that’s not a good news, but I think you can manage it with constant anti-fungal application.

    Take  a look at this article, I hope it will help

    https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-12-17-1968-FE


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