How to save my rose bushes, they look like the picture below
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They can't be saved! It's a virus. Did the ones up that are like this, or it will spread to all your roses.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/red-leaves-on-roses.htm
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7424719_rose-bush-leaves-turn-red.html
http://www.gardenguides.com/88042-mean-rose-leaves-turn-red.html
Alba, spray the roses bushes with white vinegar, a spoonful of baking soda and some milk....... let sit for a day or so, then cut them down to crown of rose, and throw all the leaves and stems in a separate bag... make sure you pick up all leaves as you do not want infected leaves and stems lying in wait to infect any other plants around this area... mulch the roses at the base and next year you will be surprised to see beautiful new leaves, shiny and healthy. I have done this with roses, copper bush, peonies.. so far it has worked everytime, except once I had to do the copper bush twice, now it is so healthy looking and over 5 ft tall...
hope this works for you... sorry, measurements, 1 cup of white vinegar, 3/4 cup of milk and spoonful of baking soda... stir together until mixture is a white color.. you might need more baking soda or milk to get the color right... does cost much to try and spray over all the leaves and stems.
Spray them with Rose Dust (available in the garden depart of Homey Depot, etc). Remove the plants that are crowding the roses as they may be strangling them or stealing all the water. DON'T water roses at night as they shouldn't sit wet.
You may have a "sucker" overtaking the rose bush. Here's how to deal:
http://www.finegardening.com/what-%E2%80%9Csucker%E2%80%9D-rose-bush
It could be that they are "going to wild". US roses are all grafted onto 1 of 2 root stock roses. If they've gone to wild it means the grafted on portion (above the root stock) has succumbed to the root.
Most often when this happens the leaves become groups of 7 rather than 5. I had this happen to my best rose bush! My fix was to cut it back pretty much to the ground in fall. Mine came back just fine with the Rose Dust and harsh cutting back.
I agree that they don't look diseased.
Hi Alba,
just seen Janet post that vinegar will kill the roses... for some reason when mixed with milk it kills the virus but not the plant. I have done this a few times and have not killed anything yet... perhaps it is our Canadian weather during the winter months, because come spring my roses and plants have all come back happy and healthy.. perhaps there is a reader who can tell us why the milk makes a difference and does not kill plants...
hope this clarifies my original comment/post..
Janet Pizaro, thanks so much for pointing out that we all need to use systemic (natural) methods for lots of problems we face. Chemical pesticides and herbicides such as have Sevin dust or Rose dust are partially to blame for the death of honey bee colonies world-wide.
It looks like bore bettle or chrismas bettle you can buy a spray for this
I cannot honestly say, because I really do not know the Scientifics of this formula. I was told to make sure I sprayed the leaves and bark and let set overnight before cutting the next day... I guess I didn't have anything to lose and I tried it.... it worked several times for me... so as long as it works I will do it the way I was told and I passed on here for your DIY question group.
Hope it works for you too.