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Re: Roses

> Thanks for the prompt reply.  You've had p. mildew and black spot on "The
> Fairy"?
> I've had mine for about five years and have had only minor black spot and no
> mildew.
> Where do you live?  Could it possibly be an even better environment for fungi
> than St. Louis?  Maybe you had nearby plants which infected it or something.

It's actually a plant that I put in at my parent's house, up in Chicago.
One factor may be that it gets shade in the morning hours, then gets
sun from noon until sunset.  It was planted in a rose garden, so
other nearby roses may have contributed to the problem.  It was watered
from the ground through a bubbler every other night for an hour (none
on the foliage).

> Thanks for the detailed information on the habits of 'Fra/Frau Dagmar
> Hastrup'.  It does sound wonderful. You didn't say whether you have had
> disease problems with it.  Have you?  Do you spray it?  (Remember, I won't.  I
> will feed, water and prune it, but otherwise it is on its own in my garden.)

No disease problems, and no spraying.  It can have problems with Japanese
beatles -- if you have them, they'll flock to this plant.  No real damage,
but just a nuisance.  They really don't even need fertilizing or watering,
being moderately drought tolerant.  I think that they DO require good
drainage, as I've had a couple die on me in heavy clay soils that weren't
amended.

Chris
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