Planting & Pruning Continued

PRODUCTS TO CONSIDER
EU Regulations removed many of the products previously recommended. However we believe the ones listed will be available during the lifetime of this catalogue. For Blackspot and Mildew: Fungus Clear (this is available in Gun form or to dilute) For Blackspot, Mildew plus an Insecticide: Rose Clear 3 (to dilute) or Rose Clear Gun For Rust, Blackspot & Mildew: Systhane Fungus Fighter (available in Gun form or to dilute) For Insects: Bug Clear (available in Gun form or to dilute)

DEAD HEADING
To promote next flowering period cut back the flowered stems to the first FIVE-LEAF formation. Figure 6

SUCKERS
These should not be a problem, but if allowed to develop they will sap the strength from the cultivated rose. Do not be misled by a seven-leaf formation, although suckers do have seven leaves, so do many ramblers, old fashioned and modern roses. Suckers are light green with few thorns and light green foliage and come from below the union of the cultivated rose and under stock. Locate the source of the sucker (it may be necessary to dig the soil away) and cleanly remove. Standards can produce suckers on their stems, and these should be cut away as soon as they appear with a sharp knife.

MULCH
To help suppress weeds you may wish to use a garden fleece membrane. To hide this you can use well-spent mushroom compost, or a soil improver such as Humax (which we stock). Make sure whatever you obtain does not include any form of wood chipping or bark. It is our opinion that you should avoid any form of bark or wood chipping,as toxins in these can be extremely harmful to roses, causing sickness, dieback and possible death of the plants.