Poorly Rose :(

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    Hi Guys,

    I need your help once again please (seems there is nothing but trouble in my garden this year)

    My Standard rose has this horrible white all over it, like its been sprayed with limewash or something.

    Can anyone tell me what it is and what to do about it please?

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    Good evening @GenghistheDog it is possibly Rose powdery mildew a fungus that produces airborne spores from infected stems or buds on roses. After overwintering on your plants, the disease is most likely to flare up if the roots are in dry soil and the leaves are in humid air - conditions that are often found when plants are grown near or against a wall.

    Your Rose needs thinning out its lacking air circulation,and water the base frequently:smile:
     
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      thank you Wise Owl. whilst the rose is out in the open the conditions have been particularly humid where I live. Is this something that can be eradicated or am I stuck with it do you know?
      Ive thinned him out drastically and he does get watered every other day.
      Or every day given the current wet conditions
      best regards
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      Good afternoon @GenghistheDog no worries my friend,one organic method I have used is with a mixture of Baking Powder and vegetable oil (The latter to help the baking powder to 'stick' to the rose leaves.,and please don't forget never water your Roses from above ,always water at the roots so that the leaves are kept reasonably dry ,any other advice you need just ask:smile:

      Baking Soda works by creating an alkaline environment on the leaf, and fungus (powdery mildew and blight are both fungi) cannot colonize the surface of the leaf since they need a neutral pH (around 7.0) to survive and thrive. This spray of water and Baking soda will change the pH of the leaf from around 7.0 to around 8.0, this change is enough to kill, and prevent all blight spores.

      Mix 3 tablespoons baking soda with 1 gallon of water. mix in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or cooking oil of your choice. This helps the spray to stick to the leaves. mix in 2 drops of dish soap to help emulsify (mix) everything. Spray on tops and bottoms of leaves till dripping ,Begin with 3 tablespoons, and apply that amount one time each week for 3 weeks. Then switch to 3 1/2 Tablespoons if fungus is still growing, or spreading. ;)

      Start spraying in the morning or evening – Spraying in the heat of the day can harm your leaves.



      - See more at: http://migardener.com/prevent-kill-blight-powdery-mildew-baking-soda/#sthash.PoTxPLIa.dpuf
       
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        Wise Owl I am indebted to you. As fate would decree I have just purchased some baking soda for another project (not gardening related) so I shall use your mix asap.
        very much obliged to you.
        best regards
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          Good morning @GenghistheDog my friend no worries ,you are always most welcome:smile:
           
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