The dry spring has had one good result in my garden. Black spot on my roses has been kept at bay to some degree. I have said before that I’m a lazy gardener. I don’t like to spray plants for diseases. That is one reason I’ve been slowly replacing my roses that require regular spraying to keep black spot at bay with more disease resistant varieties.
But I have several favorite rose bushes that aren’t disease resistant that I plan on keeping so I will have to do some spraying to keep those healthy. But so far most of those are looking pretty good thanks to dry weather.
If you have questions on managing black spot and other rose diseases, be sure to tune in Backyard Wisdom on Saturday, May 12 on Troy Public Radio. Dr. Raymond Kessler will share some ideas on keeping your roses blooming all summer long.
You can find out more about rose diseases in Alabama here.
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