I saw on the TV show "The Dirt on Gardening" that a mixture of 1/2 skim milk and 1/2 water in a hand-held spray bottle that is sprayed on roses will prevent black spot. It seems the milk forms invisible milk spores on the leaves that prevent the black spot spores from forming.
Hey, I always have skim milk, so I plan to give it a try. I am trying to keep all pesticides out of the garden for the protection of my butterflies and birds.
A friend dropped by today that is also a gardener and she was very complimentary about the yard even will all the weeds in the beds. I am working on their removal, but it would be nice to have a magic wand to wave to remove them all at one time. I did get the hedges in the back trimmed up and the walkways all cleaned up. I plan to start on the bed closest to the back fence tomorrow and work my way forward.
I have more butterflies that I have ever had, which makes me want to get even more butterfly attacting plants. I love watching them flit around.
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