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Subject: Re: Sulfur
From: Gail Larkin <glarkin@macnet.com>
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Date: Sat, 08 Jul 00 09:29:55
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Tia - sorry to say the sulfur spray is only for dormant season (when the plant
is leafless) - it is too strong/burns the leaves in the summer even in the
dilute form.

Jaykhill wrote:

> Is a sulfur spray considered a reasonable organic solution to treating black
> spot on roses? I have one bush which is hit so hard it would be virtually
> leafless if I cut off each spotted leaf?
>
> TIA
>
> John Cahill, Mt. Vernon, VA