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Re: Rose canker and worse. HELP!

Posted: October 19th, 2013, 7:57 pm
by muhammad umer
this is a sad loss of roses, have faced this situation every year, especially with the roses i liked the most, maybe i do something wrong, the ones i ignore never seem to die. :(

Re: Rose canker and worse. HELP!

Posted: October 19th, 2013, 8:00 pm
by muhammad umer
this year i thought none would die as fall approached, but have lost all my potted roses to a malady similar to your plants. i think its someting to do with the soil. in the beds all our ammendments get washed away with heavy watering,( my beds drain very well) but in pots .........

Re: Rose canker and worse. HELP!

Posted: October 20th, 2013, 11:48 am
by dragoonsers
Maybe pots stayed too wet since we've had very humid and hot weather in karachi in the past months.. Sun was just scorching, and still is

Re: Rose canker and worse. HELP!

Posted: October 20th, 2013, 1:32 pm
by muhammad umer
dragoonsers wrote:Maybe pots stayed too wet since we've had very humid and hot weather in karachi in the past months.. Sun was just scorching, and still is

Yes that is the mist likely cause.

Re: Rose canker and worse. HELP!

Posted: October 20th, 2013, 7:45 pm
by UMARKHANMARDAN
Hamza start with new stock. Plant disease resistant varieties like Ice bergs.

Re: Rose canker and worse. HELP!

Posted: October 20th, 2013, 9:10 pm
by Mustansir Billah
I have a Iceberg rose still doing great in large pot and its growth does not seems to be affected by heat Also in addition it will also do best in slight shade in summer.