Rose rosette is a devastating disease of most species of garden roses, including hybrid and shrub roses. Rose rosette disease has spread from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast over several decades and is poised to obliterate the rose industry. To date, there is no known effective treatment. Rose rosette is caused by an […]
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Update: Prevention / Treatment Options For Rose Rosette Disease
Posted by Hugh on April 13th, 2016
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Comments Off on Update: Prevention / Treatment Options For Rose Rosette DiseaseWar On Aphids
Posted by Hugh on April 4th, 2016
Aphids are pests that feed on many kinds of garden plants. These tiny insects wreak massive destruction in multiple ways. There are many different kinds (and colors) of aphids. They’re small, 1/16 inch more or less, and feed on plant sap to obtain nutrients. In greenhouses they reproduce without mating; […]
Posted in Aphids, Apple tree, Blackberries, Cabbage, Cherries, Flowers, Insect (Pest) Problems, Peach, Pepper, Pesticide recommendations, Pests, Planting tips, Raspberries, rose virus, Roses, Salvia, Southern Appalachian Region, Tomato, Virus diseases Comments Off on War On AphidsPreventing Disease Outbreaks In The Garden
Posted by Hugh on November 21st, 2015
When a sick plant has been diagnosed with a viral or bacterial disease, your only option is to remove the diseased branch by pruning or destroy the entire plant. You should start out by practicing prevention. Prevention is adopting good cultural and sanitation practices. Consider the following measures: Start with disease-free […]
Posted in Bacterial diseases, Botrytis disease, Daylilies, Disease prone, Downy mildew, Garden Maintenance, Hosta, Overcrowding, Powdery mildew, Propagation (Cuttings), Propagation (dividing), Pruning, Purchasing Plants, rose virus, Sanitation, Virus diseases Comments Off on Preventing Disease Outbreaks In The GardenDon’t Let’em Sucker
Posted by Hugh on March 18th, 2012
Some grafted and budded shrubs and trees develop a bad habit to sending up shoots (suckering) from its rootsystem. This creates an untidy appearance around the base of shrubs and trees. Far worse, the root suckers may compete for domination over the cultivar graft. They may rob photosynthate, water and nutrients from the grafted plant. Eventually, the grafted portion may die. Gardeners select grafted plants for a number […]
Posted in Apple tree, Disease prone, Dwarf rootstocks, Insect (Pest) Problems, Pear (Pyrus spp.), Root suckering, rose virus, Roses, Uncategorized, Virus diseases Comments Off on Don’t Let’em SuckerDreaded Rose Rosette Disease
Posted by Hugh on May 24th, 2010
No rose is resistant to this deadly virus disease. Symptoms of rose rosette disease (photo) vary greatly from the species or cultivar planted. Leaves may be small, distorted, and exhibit a conspicuous red pigmentation. Diseased canes may also be noticeably thicker than others around them, and/or may grow in a spiral pattern. Multi-flora roses, a […]
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