Blackspot

Cheers for the warning Woo:thumb:

 

I don't wish to know that, most of mine retain some of last year's leaves complete with the *@#~/ black spot

 

what can i do to protect from blackspot?

 

MZ,you have taken the words right out of my mouth.I was going to ask exactly that same question:thumb:

 

Roseclear is what you need , i`m spraying weekly , last year i had to cut it right back cos of blackspot , my clematis had some kind of mouldy stuff on the leaves as well so that was cut back to . So i`m spraying that as well and so far so good, my rose is in flower and lots of new buds appearing . i`m keeping a close watch this year .Thats if they don`t get destroyed with this lousy weather here at the minute, its chucking it down and blowing a hoolie .

 

what does black spot actually do?

 

Sulphur is better and cheaper than rose clear.

 

super - just brought some rose clear from the garden centre - couldnt find sulphur....

 

Woo,

like rose clear sulphur will take a couple of months to work if the blackspot is already established, This in my experience is even the case with the trade equivelant of rose clear (Nimrod T (systhane)).

The best solution is as you mentioned to start spraying in feb rather than reactivlywhen the blackspot has established.

 

Hi Woo and Paul,I never think to spray my roses at the start of the year.I only spray if I see greenfly on them which is usually round about now when they seem to be more around.The Blue Tits and other birds are not interested in them so feel safe to do them.If I can I don't use any chemicals in the garden apart from slug pellets but even then if I see the slugs and snails I gather them up beofre they get to the pellets and dispose of them in the recycling bin:D but can't do that when I am asleep and Fred the hedghog isn't interested in them:rolleyes: