Rid Your Roses of Black Spot

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Rid Your Roses of Black Spot | Watch PBS-TV’s garden guru to learn the secrets to treat black spot on your rose leaves.

Signs – black spots on the leaves and sometimes yellowish edges.

Black spot is a fungus that only attacks roses. It lives on the canes and on fallen dead leaves in the winter and then spreads to the leaves when the weather is moist or wet. Problem occur in areas where the summers are warm and humid.

Here is a short check list of practices that will benefit your rose garden.

Buy resistant varieties

Rake up dead leaves, good sanitation.

Be aggressive as soon as you see black spot. Apply a baking soda spray, mix 2 tablespoons baking soda, 1 gallon of water and, optional, a “sticker” such as 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil.)

Prune for good air circulation.

Water roses in the early morning.

Never work on wet roses.

Clean tools after working with roses with alcohol or bleach.

Watch the video.

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