Re: rose-list digest, Vol 1 #181 - 2 msgs

**"Mary C. Weaver" mcweaver@bellsouth.net>**

Joannie wrote

>I'm so reluctant
>to give them up. Still wonder if a mature plant isn't better able to
>withstand such an onslaught. Doddering on whether to yank them or give them
>one more year. They had so few leaves their first year and lost them 2x (one
>plant defoliated 3x).

It's so disheartening, isn't it? I used to grow quite a few hybrid 
teas, and when I sprayed regularly, of course they did great. Then I 
cut back on the chemicals (that fungicide is toxic stuff) and learned 
what could really make it without spraying. Well, it wasn't 'Elina' 
or 'Double Delight' or 'Peace', unfortunately. With an average of 51 
inches of precipitation per year, this town is blackspot city.

You asked about the book: for more information, visit Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0028626362/

Cheers,
Mary

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Mary C. Weaver
Author, Roses: A Growing Guide for Easy, Colorful Gardens (Macmillan, 1998)
mcweaver@bellsouth.net or maryweaver@mac.com

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