RE: [Rose-list] is cedar apple rust a problem for roses

**"* S* <S*@schwabe.com>**

Reverse gear, I love it.

I am no expert, but I believe you should only use fully composted manure,
etc.   By "warm" I assume you mean uncomposted or not fully composted.

I use mushroom compost and still fertilize with an organic fertilizer put
out by Whitney Farms.  I know Carleen uses fish fertilizer, but I'm too lazy
to drag the buckets around.

Hopefully someone more well versed in compost can help Phillip.

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: prgramly@cdg-hargray.com [p*@cdg-hargray.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 10:33 AM
> To: rose-list@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: [Rose-list] is cedar apple rust a problem for roses
> 
> 
> Susan,
> 
> I put down a thin horse manure compost around my roses already.  I was
> afraid to go too thick because it was still warm.  i was 
> going to put the
> cedar mulch on top of the compost.
> The main concern i had was the roses getting the cedar
> apple rust from the ground up gauls.
> 
> BTW the horse manure compost has been down for 2-3 weeks and
> did not seem to affect the roses adversely.  Should i go ahead and
> add a thick layer of the horse manure compost and then put the
> cedar mulch on top?  Will that be too thick?
> 
> Does composted manure fertilize the roses?  Should i fertilize
> with fish emulsion if i have manure compost down?
> 
> I need some help sorting out the fertilizing side of things.
> 
> Phillip - whose brain is in low gear (or possibly reverse) after
> staying up till 1 AM.
> Sadorus, IL
> zone 5
> 
> 
> 
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