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Rose leaves - anyone help please? What to do?

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Yeah.  It happens.  If you don't like it, spray chemicals.  If you don't like spraying chemicals, don't grow roses.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
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  • McRazzMcRazz Posts: 440
    edited June 2023
    This is black spot.

    I have a climbing rose that suffers but as there's little that can be done I just ignore it. Its perhaps not as vigorous as it could be but regular pruning and feeding seems to keep it ticking over ok.

    If you check RHS website it pretty much intimates there's nothing that can be done, but there are some experienced gardeners on this forum who can perhaps offer some anecdotal advice. 
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Unlike the very unhelpful other reply. It's a fungal condition, the only way to minimise it to be very diligent in clearing old leaves every autumn and to mulch well under your bushes. Spraying with fungicides is really pointless as it's a neverending task if you have more than a couple. Consistent watering to avoid stress to your plants, good feeding twice a year, a bit of pruning to improve air circulation and gathering leaves will improve the situation. Also some newer cultivars are more resistant to it. 

    We all have blackspot no need to be too upset about it...improving the cultivation conditions is the only long term response. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • DebLaycockDebLaycock Posts: 6
    Thank you McRazz and amancalledgeorge.  I'll not worry too much, but a little disappointed as I only bought the Rose a couple of months ago - hey ho.  
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Dispose of the leaves and keep it watered and fed it will be fine 😉
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Some varieties of rose are more susceptible than others … some varieties seem never to get it.  
    As has been said, remove the worst, don’t leave fallen leaves laying on the ground to reinfect the bush next year … enjoy the flowers and ignore the black spot. It’s not fatal. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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