Re: Rose problem


I'll second that.  I get them occasionally here before the summer heat sets
in.  Neem does the trick pretty well to send them packing, the little
vultures.

On 5/31/07, Betsy Kelson <bkelson@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Cathy,
>        Have her check for thrips. These buggers are tiny and I can only
> see
> them if I break open a bud or defomed flower over white-lined paper. If
> the
> specks crawl, (they are usually beige-yellow about the size of this
> exclamation point "!"... bingo.
>
> betsy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:31 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Rose problem
>
>
> > For you rose experts out there:
> > My sister in law, who grows beautiful roses, has had a problem with
> > about 1/4 of her bushes. This year they appear healthy, but fail to
> > produce buds. Either none are produced, or the buds abort after
> > barely forming. Bushes around the problem plants are blooming
> > normally. She lives in Berkeley, CA, and has never experienced this
> > before. Any ideas?
> >
> > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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