Re: New Member

**"moonlite" moonlite1@icehouse.net>**

Mary'
This spring try and plant some garlic around your rose bushes"" this might
help with the beetle problem""
I'm resulting to spraying here in North Idaho every few weeks"" we have a
problem with black spot' etc"' cuz of the rain"
Also" a light soap spray might help""
any dish washing liquid" in spray bottle"
every few days go out spray leafs"

garder un sourire dans votre coeur
Keep a smile in your heart"
Moonlite
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Dubiel" <dubielm23@hotmail.com>
To: <rose-list@mallorn.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Rose-list] New Member


> Hi Joanie,
>
> Thanks for responding so quickly.  I too live in the Chicago area.  I have
> always loved roses but in the past few years have been very unsuccesful in
> keeping them alive.  The last few years I've had to replant several of my
> plants.  I don't know if our winters here have been part of the problem?
> Also, a couple of years ago, the crab trees in our yard developed scab and
I
> think this has had an effect on the roses as well.  Each year they too
> develop a fungus infection and by mid-July they begin to loose their
leaves
> and bloom less.  As for the Japaneese Beatles, I too have also noticed
this
> problem increasing in frequency.  I thought it was due to my other
problems
> of growing but now I wonder they are contributing to the poor health of my
> plants.
>
> Mary
>
>
>
> >From: Jeaa1224@aol.com
> >Reply-To: rose-list@mallorn.com
> >To: rose-list@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Re: [Rose-list] New Member
> >Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 10:26:09 EDT
> >
> >Hi, Mary:
> >
> >You're the first letter in a long time. Let's see if we can get something
> >going here:
> >
> >I've been very impressed with the hardiness, long bloom time and
> >no-fussyness
> >with mini roses. I'd like to know if anyone could suggest a dark, clear
> >pink
> >or a darkish coral or salmon color and a source if possible. These little
> >fellas are really work horses. I've never had a reason to treat them
> >chemically, I've never covered them for our Z.5a winters, no insects seem
> >to
> >be attracted to them , they are attractive in habit and foliage and they
> >bloom from June to frost. I've only bought own-root plants and would
prefer
> >to stick with those.
> >
> >Also, on rugosas:
> >
> >I have a 3rd year R. rugosa 'alba' which hasn't done much. It seems happy
> >and
> >gets plenty of sun and no chemicals whatsoever. Only 8-9 blooms each
year.
> >Is
> >this normal? I've only pruned it each spring to remove any awkward
looking
> >branches.
> >
> >A comment:
> >
> >I'm north of Chicago about 35 miles. In recent years, the Japanese
Beetles
> >have become apparent around mid-July and hang around molesting the roses
> >for
> >3 weeks. This year they appeared around the first week of August and
stayed
> >plentiful and voracious to mid-Sept...I can still find some if I look
hard.
> >Has anyone else noticed a change in their habits?
> >
> >Glad to hear from you, Mary...I hope others are still out there. It's
been
> >a
> >terrifically informative list in the past and I do hope it revives. This
> >list
> >has been responsible for the moths flying out of my checkbook as have
> >become
> >insatiable about roses now.
> >
> >Bye, Mary...happy gardening!
> >
> >Joanie Anderson
> >Z.5a/4b
> >
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