Comments on: Rose Rosette Disease http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/ The blog of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:21:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: elizabeth paschall http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-27619 elizabeth paschall Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:15:11 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1374#comment-27619 thank you for this site. unfortunately it did show me what was wrong with my hybrid roses. rose rosette is alive in west tenn. thank you for this site. unfortunately it did show me what was wrong with my hybrid roses. rose rosette is alive in west tenn.

]]> By: L.S. http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-17822 L.S. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:34:26 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1374#comment-17822 Some say spraying an anti-transpirant such as wilt-pruf on the roses every few weeks during the summer might help. The anti-transpirant creates a barrier between the mite and the leaf where it lands, preventing the mite from realizing it has reached a food source. Instead of settling in on the rose, the mite would supposedly hoist sails and drift away to a different plant. The following site contains more information than you'll ever want to know about this awful disease: http://www.rosegeeks.com/ Some say spraying an anti-transpirant such as wilt-pruf on the roses every few weeks during the summer might help. The anti-transpirant creates a barrier between the mite and the leaf where it lands, preventing the mite from realizing it has reached a food source. Instead of settling in on the rose, the mite would supposedly hoist sails and drift away to a different plant.
The following site contains more information than you’ll ever want to know about this awful disease:
http://www.rosegeeks.com/

]]> By: Becky Robert http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-16428 Becky Robert Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:29:17 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1374#comment-16428 I will post as soon as our collection committee decides which roses to try. We have another member of the Scott Arboretum who is also losing a beautiful old climbing rose. I will post as soon as our collection committee decides which roses to try. We have another member of the Scott Arboretum who is also losing a beautiful old climbing rose.

]]> By: Susan Washburn http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-16427 Susan Washburn Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:20:13 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1374#comment-16427 I was happy to find this after diagnosing a client's RRD. Please post the cultivars you chose to replant with and their progress. RRD has quickly killed a 15yr.old White Dawn climber and my devastated client would like to replant if possible. I was happy to find this after diagnosing a client’s RRD. Please post the cultivars you chose to replant with and their progress. RRD has quickly killed a 15yr.old White Dawn climber and my devastated client would like to replant if possible.

]]> By: Becky Robert http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-16076 Becky Robert Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:29:03 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1374#comment-16076 Thank you, Barb. We have fixed some of the access problems. We are working on some the problem with calendar and lower menu bar. We hope to have it back to 100% soon. Thanks for continuing to read. Thank you, Barb. We have fixed some of the access problems. We are working on some the problem with calendar and lower menu bar. We hope to have it back to 100% soon.

Thanks for continuing to read.

]]> By: Barbara Shaw http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2009/07/rose-rosette-disease/comment-page-1/#comment-16074 Barbara Shaw Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:24:23 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=1374#comment-16074 I'm glad the blog is up and running again. Thanks for the rose info! I’m glad the blog is up and running again. Thanks for the rose info!

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