tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post914659313683828542..comments2024-01-05T12:29:06.050-08:00Comments on Ramble On Rose: Scourges of SummerRamble on Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-75893994104792885312011-06-13T07:53:27.354-07:002011-06-13T07:53:27.354-07:00Interesting post! It looks like a mosquito on top ...Interesting post! It looks like a mosquito on top of a leaf. Recently, I found a neat and well-organized selection of <a href="http://lynchcreekdahlias.com/" rel="nofollow">dahlia tubers</a> and decided to purchase a bunch. I started growing them in my garden for the first time. They look well and I don't see any pest or unwanted grass beside them. I just hope that this year will be a year for my first full-bloomed <a href="http://lynchcreekdahlias.com/" rel="nofollow">dahlia flowers</a>.Dahlia Growerhttp://www.lynchcreekdahlias.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-27192997040103858432009-06-14T12:37:06.120-07:002009-06-14T12:37:06.120-07:00Thank you, Gail! This is a great recommendation! L...Thank you, Gail! This is a great recommendation! Last year the asters came down with the mildew late in the season, but my monardas got it fairly early (around this time of year). I am going to try both this and the milk. We are going to have a little experiment here...more on that soon!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-80509874860175992212009-06-14T04:15:22.116-07:002009-06-14T04:15:22.116-07:00HI Rose... I have read about the use of milk and t...HI Rose... I have read about the use of milk and think that it might be a good thing to try. I do get some powdery mildew..but cut off the disfiguring sections and see if that helps. I have found that in my clay soil, powdery mildew shows up late in the season when the rain is uneven and so is watering....It hasn't been too bad, but I am keeping a recipe handy...I have a lot more monardas this year. (Make sure the plants are well hydrated and then a day later spray with this~~1 heaping tablespoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon of dormant oil, and ½ teaspoon of insecticidal or dish soap in one gallon of water as a PM spray. recipe is P Allen Smith).<br /><br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-48128430306310075272009-06-12T09:16:09.776-07:002009-06-12T09:16:09.776-07:00Thank you, SG!Thank you, SG!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-80893686403565886142009-06-11T20:01:53.644-07:002009-06-11T20:01:53.644-07:00Hi rose! It's a species of Cranefly, but that&...Hi rose! It's a species of Cranefly, but that's all I know! You could go to Bugguide <br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740 and post your photo. They're very helpful over there! :-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-5135180506252989302009-06-11T10:50:08.504-07:002009-06-11T10:50:08.504-07:00Thank you so much, Garden Girl!!! This is fabulous...Thank you so much, Garden Girl!!! This is fabulous! I have no shortage of milk around this place with the little kids, so I am going to try this ASAP! Thanks again, I'll let you know what happens!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-29991644943250877312009-06-11T10:09:16.656-07:002009-06-11T10:09:16.656-07:00hmmm. . . let's try that link again:
http://f...hmmm. . . let's try that link again:<br /><br />http://forums.gardenweb.com/<br />forums/load/farnorth/<br />msg0710531027992.html<br /><br />Part of the link was cut off - I tried putting it on separate lines this time, hopefully the whole URL will show. If not just google milk for powdery mildew and the forum will probably come up.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-82274495935628523612009-06-11T10:03:03.560-07:002009-06-11T10:03:03.560-07:00Hi again Rose! I was just at Garden Web and found...Hi again Rose! I was just at Garden Web and found people recommending milk(!) for powdery mildew, blackspot, and other fungal diseases. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/farnorth/msg0710531027992.html<br /><br />I googled 'milk powdery mildew' and found a lot of people swearing by milk for all kinds of fungal diseases.<br /><br />Supposedly it's the lactoferrin in milk that's the active ingredient. Some said skim or whole milk is fine, others said whole is better because the fat makes it stick better. Some said 30% milk to 70% water, mix and spray. Others said 30% milk was too high.<br /><br />Some people recommended baking soda/water but others said that doesn't work at all. <br /><br />I might try this milk remedy on my mini roses - they always have blackspot later in the summer, and they really suffer, even though they always seem to manage to come back the next spring.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-83465826966011210552009-06-10T18:13:57.819-07:002009-06-10T18:13:57.819-07:00GG-Luckily slugs don't seem to be a problem he...GG-Luckily slugs don't seem to be a problem here, at least I haven't found any yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed...Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-49423290477796238902009-06-10T16:44:11.833-07:002009-06-10T16:44:11.833-07:00Earwigs and slugs are my nemesis! Yuk! Both of t...Earwigs and slugs are my nemesis! Yuk! Both of them eat the hostas here. I grew a lot of dahlias last year, and nothing bothered them - maybe the earwigs were too full on hosta foliage to bother them. <br /><br />I have powdery mildew on a few things most summers, but so far it hasn't killed anything, just makes stuff look ugly.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-31642638038997888452009-06-10T13:48:37.746-07:002009-06-10T13:48:37.746-07:00MMG-I am terrified of growing Phlox paniculata sin...MMG-I am terrified of growing Phlox paniculata since the monarda incident a few years ago, so I haven't even tried! I know 'David' is supposed to be resistant, but I haven't bothered to invest the effort. No I don't grow dahlias, and now I won't plan to! That's too bad about the clematis; I was thinking of trying a species clematis. Are yours cultivars? The bug in the picture just seemed to be lounging on that leaf. I was out there for a while and it wasn't eating the leaf, so I'm guessing it's a benign visitor!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-5261769893763424782009-06-10T11:51:55.842-07:002009-06-10T11:51:55.842-07:00You must not grow Dahlias - if you did, you know e...You must not grow Dahlias - if you did, you know exactly how much damage Earwigs can cause. Same thing for Clematis. Mine are perfect & pristine, right now. In a couple of weeks, the blooms will be ragged bits of color hanging by a thread. It's depressing.<br />Powdery mildew I avoid by seeking out mildew-resistant cultivars, although I don't grow any Monarda. With Phlox paniculata, I thin the stems to allow for more air circulation, which seems to help. I don't spray anything. It's too much trouble. I don't recognize the bug, so I don't know if it's harmful, sorry.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-32483346412265052582009-06-10T08:04:09.483-07:002009-06-10T08:04:09.483-07:00It was 1 tbsp baking soda and 1 tbsp dish soap in ...It was 1 tbsp baking soda and 1 tbsp dish soap in 1 gallon of water. The problem was that it didn't stop the spread of the mildew. It didn't didn't do any damage to the plants but it didn't really fix the problem either. I'm thinking of spraying it on the asters now, hopefully as prevention because it doesn't seem to work as a cure once the mildew has hit. If you try it, let me know what happens!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-39135332787091851502009-06-10T06:08:42.542-07:002009-06-10T06:08:42.542-07:00What is the correct ratio of baking soda, dish soa...What is the correct ratio of baking soda, dish soap, and water? I think I had some of that powedery mildew last year but I didn't know what to do about it that didn't involve chemical treatments, so I just kind of did nothing.GinaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412048023045003778noreply@blogger.com