Blackspot

Good morning I am going to start my blackspot prevention early this year(well earlier than I usually do it) its raining to day so on the next dry day I am going to spray the leaves and soil, as an experiment to see what results are forth coming

 

Good morning Zigs to be totally honest I only think it is Ok but I am not 100% sure my friend,I will investigate it further

But I did come across this on my flying travels

Bordeaux Mixture
A mixture of copper sulphate and hydrated lime, which is available as a wettable powder, for use as a spray or a dust. Controls blight on potato and tomato; celery leaf spot; apple canker; bacterial canker on cherry and plum;
peach leaf curl; black currant and gooseberry rust.

Limitations: Harmful to livestock which should be kept out of treated areas for at least three weeks. Toxic to fish.
Some cultivars may be damaged; if in doubt check a small part of the plant first.
Wettable powder: Bordeaux Mixture (Vitax)

Bordeaux Mixture will be withdrawn from sale on 28 February 2013 but any person can use and store existing stocks until 28 February 2015.

 

No worries my friend you have the freedom of Kent and lifelong free membership to all the Owls in the UK including yours truly

 

Good morning Sheal the choice is difficult for you,any treatment is only for prevention and not cure,so if you leave your roses and they do get blackspot it will be to late,on saying that my personal opinion is that I would leave them and take a chance as its their first year,that way you will have a good idea what to do next year my friend,this is only what I would do and not the advice most other's would give you,whenever I get a new Rose I leave it for the first year but it is a gamble

 

Sorry, Woo, we're behaving like Muppets.

I treat my roses with Rose Clear, when the buds started to burst, and continue to spray in the late evening to avoid Bees and the like. However, when the Bees became active right in the evening I stopped and the Black Spot appeared quite quickly although not really affecting the plants.

 

Good morning all,its nice to get everyone's input and ideas from all over the UK and and all the different methods and treatments that you all use,thank you