Hi everyone,
I"m Amy, from Tx, and I hoping you don't mind me starting this new thread, but I couldn't really find an answer to my question on any database, and I figured there might be plenty of people experienced with Rose Rosette here that might be able to offer some advice.
I have two rows of gorgeous Cinco de Mayos maybe 15 feet apart. I found evidence of RRD in about 4 of 8 plants in one row, and only one cane in one plant in another row. I very obviously need to dig and bag the aforementioned 4 cincos, but should I remove the remaining 4 as a precaution, or take a wait-and-see approach?
I removed the cane from the plant in the other row, but I just get sick to my stomach when I think about removing the whole plant on that side, as it they are all doing so beautifully on the other side.
I thought about replacing the ones I take out with more CdM's but I don't know how many yet are infected...I don't want to put in new ones just to have the established guys infecting them. They are very, very close to the neighbor's red knockouts, and so far his have remain unscathed. Of course, it's the Knock outs that survive.
I just got 3 new Julia Childs that I wanted to plant 20 feet away, and now I'm trying to figure out what to do with them...
Thanks for any advice - this is my first (and I wish last) bout with this disease!
Amy
