Posted by Sultana Wahab on June 8, 2011, 4:48 pm
Dear gardeners,
I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
location.
I just don’t get it.
Thanks :(
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Sultana Wahab
Posted by Chris Hogg on June 9, 2011, 3:12 am
On Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:48:41 +0000, Sultana Wahab
>Dear gardeners,
>I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
>The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
>try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
>The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
>them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
>location.
>I just don’t get it.
>Thanks :(
I'm no rose expert, but it sounds like mildew, common in dry weather.
Keep them well watered, and if that fails spray with a fungicide. Have
a look at http://www.rosemagazine.com/articles02/pages/mildew.asp
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Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by kay on June 9, 2011, 3:30 am
Sultana Wahab;926028 Wrote:
> Dear gardeners,
> I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
> The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
> try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
> The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
> them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
> location.
> I just don’t get it.
>
> Thanks :(
It's possibly mildew, which plants are susceptible to if they are too
dry. It's been a dry year in part of the country, so your roses may be
needing extra water because of that; secondly, they certainly will be
needing extra water because you've moved them and they'll need a season
to settle.
--
kay
Posted by Rod on June 9, 2011, 1:42 pm
On Jun 8, 9:48 pm, Sultana Wahab
> Dear gardeners,
> I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
> The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
> try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
> The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
> them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
> location.
> I just don’t get it.
> Thanks :(
> --
> Sultana Wahab
Yes, Sultana, as the others have said it's mainly the drought, they're
struggling to settle in their new place, the roots are insufficient as
yet to maintain the plant properly and drought is a primary cause of
this type of mildew in the way that if you are well you tend to stay
well even if disease is around. If you're a bit run down or off colour
you are more likely to get ill. So just keep them well watered and not
too much feeding until you see signs of recovery. A fungicide spray
might help but they tend to work best as a preventative rather than as
a cure.
Rod
Posted by Sultana Wahab on June 27, 2011, 3:55 pm
'Rod[_5_ Wrote:
> ;926207']On Jun 8, 9:48*pm, Sultana Wahab
> Esmerdaceretttstamfiddevontthamspteadiyhe...@hotmail.com wrote:-
> Dear gardeners,
> I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
> The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
> try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
> The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
> them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
> location.
> I just don’t get it.
>
> Thanks :(
>
> --
> Sultana Wahab-
>
> Yes, Sultana, as the others have said it's mainly the drought, they're
> struggling to settle in their new place, the roots are insufficient as
> yet to maintain the plant properly and drought is a primary cause of
> this type of mildew in the way that if you are well you tend to stay
> well even if disease is around. If you're a bit run down or off colour
> you are more likely to get ill. So just keep them well watered and not
> too much feeding until you see signs of recovery. A fungicide spray
> might help but they tend to work best as a preventative rather than as
> a cure.
>
> Rod
- Thank you Kay & Rod for your responses. I took note weeks ago. My
Roses and its leaves are looking much better. I’ve been adding extra
water than usual (not too much) and brought fungicide spray (used only a
couple of times). Yes, your right, they need time to settle and I’m
giving that.
--
Sultana Wahab
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>I’ve been told I have fungus growing on the Rose leaves!
>The leaves have patches of white stuff, they look and feel weak. If I
>try and clean each leaf with water, they’ll just crumble.
>The Roses have been kept well over the years so I’m not used to seeing
>them ill. The only change I can think of is that I moved them to a new
>location.
>I just don’t get it.
>Thanks :(