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A Deterrent to Gardening Rose – Georgia Disease Black Spot
from:Many people are intimidated by rose gardening. Diseases are one of the most common deterrents to gardening rose. Georgia disease black spot is one of the most common diseases found on rose plants. In fact, black spot is found only on rose plants. This disease leaves ugly black spots all over your rose foliage, and will eventually cause leaves to drop off. It can also spread from rose plant to rose plant.
However, you shouldn’t decide to avoid gardening rose. Georgia disease black spot is preventable and treatable. To prevent black spot, be sure to properly space your rose plants. This is critical to gardening rose – Georgia disease black spot thrives in spots where air circulation between the rose plants is not optimal.
Another way to prevent black spot is to be careful when you water. Watering in the morning is best for gardening rose. Georgia disease black spot thrives in moist conditions. Evening watering does not give the water time to evaporate, leading to the growth of mildew and fungus.
If, despite all your efforts to avoid it, you do find your rose bushes plagued with black spot, you can treat your plants and kill the fungus. First, remove all the foliage with the spots. This will help prevent the fungus from spreading.
Next, you’ll want to treat your garden to ensure that no more black spot erupts on the foliage. You should treat each and every leaf of each and every bush because black spot can spread like wildfire. You can buy products specifically designed for this common problem in gardening rose. Georgia disease black spot can be treated with products available at your gardening supply store. Or, you can use the following recipe for an organic treatment that works wonders to great black spot. This recipe will kill the black spot without using fungicides that can harm the environment.
Fungicide for Mildew and Black Spot
1 tsp. baking soda
1 liter water
1 tsp. soap flakes
Dissolve baking soda in 1 liter of warm water.
Add soap flakes to help solution cling to leaves. Remove infected leaves from plant and then spray top and bottom of remaining leaf surfaces to control spread of the disease.
And, that’s about all there is to this common problem of gardening rose. Georgia disease black spot should not keep you from growing beautiful roses to enjoy both in your garden and in your home. A little time and effort can likely keep you from ever having to deal with this garden nuisance.
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