Rose Disease and Tips and to Keep Them Disease Free

By David Elefant

Further reading:
Guide To Planting Roses - There's possibly no more beautiful flower than a well grown rose, but to get the best out of them you need to know how and where to plant them.

Rose plants are not at their best after the long winter months and are very susceptible to rose diseases and fungus, once the spring season is back.

Even though, your rose bush may have lived through the winter without damage, the rains of spring and the heat and humidity of summer can bring an assortment of fungal infections.

Having your rose garden devastated by a rose disease or fungus is not going to make you a happy gardener. So here is a short list of the most common rose diseases that are high risk to your plants.

Further reading:
How To Prune Roses - Pruning roses is a necessary job, but can be daunting for the beginner. This guide makes it simple, while explaining why you should do it at all.

Powdery Mildew

This fungal disease creates a white powder along the tops and bottoms of the leaves and the length of the stems. Without treatment the plant will not grow to its full potential and the leaves will die and wither.

Rust

Rust appears like an orange powder which shows up on the underside of leaves and will extend to other parts of the plant.

Blackspot

Hybrid teas are blackspot resilient, but many other rose varieties are vulnerable. The disease shows up as circular black spots on the plant's leaves which vary in range from 1/16 to 1/2 inch in diameter. Left untreated, blackspot will destroy your plant's foliage.

Further reading:
Looking After Your Roses - With proper care, your rose garden will be a glorious sight when in full bloom. Find out how to keep your roses happy.

Rose Mosaic

The Rose Mosaic is different from other rose diseases as this one comes from a virus.Symptoms usually look like a yellow and green discolored mosaic patterns.

The best treatment is to take out the infected plant from the garden. Important: it is imperative that you also remove all leaves and clippings which drop from the affected plant.

If you are unable to stop the spread of fungus-based diseases by simply removing the infected plants, see you garden supply professional and ask about commercial fungus treatment products.

Further reading:
Rose Gardening For Beginners - Roses can be difficult to cultivate properly, especially for the novice gardener. However, once you learn how, it's not as hard as you might think.

You can reduce the chances of your roses being affected by fungus if you follow these tips:

Always water the soil around the rose plant and never water the plant itself.

Clean your rose beds frequently and take away all clippings and fallen leaves.

Cut off any diseased canes or blooms and immediately put them in your garbage can.

Carry out regular pruning and pay special attention to pruning out the center of the bushes to allow air to circulate.

Close up all cuts. Elmer's Glue works fine. It's safe, effective and inexpensive.

Further reading:
Where To Plant Roses - Planning were to plant your roses properly will make all the difference to the beauty of your final garden

Feed your roses regularly. Well-fed roses are more disease resilient.

Select disease-resistant roses whenever you can, particularly if you live in areas with high heat and humidity. Keep in mind that disease-resistant does not mean disease-free. It simply means that there is a less of a chance of your rose plants getting infected if you practice many of the tips you have read above.

To find more tips on disease free roses visit http://www.rose.myzury.com, a site that focuses in giving rose gardening advice, tips and resources that you can use to grow a beautiful rose garden.