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Subject: Re: Sulfur
From: Mary <mbuck@nospam.mindspring.com>
Organization: NOAA Resource Development Center
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 00 14:05:57
Message-ID: <MOD$000710.22284@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$000527.12940@rec.gardens.ecosystems> <MOD$000708.14546@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



Use baking soda with a surfactant to make it adhere (dishwashing soap).

Mary

Gail Larkin wrote:

> 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