Guys,
I have a friend who is experiencing something I've never experienced in my neck of the woods. Anyone have any idea what my friend Jerry's problem may be? See his comments below. He is an avid gardener, just does not grow a whole lot of roses.
"Understand, I only dabble in roses, but about 10 years ago I decided to plant a few. The lineup has changed a bit through the years as I lost some, gained some - but nothing like this before. Several weeks ago, I noticed some leaves on my Chrysler Imperial were turning brown. Gradually that entire stem turned brown and died - but the stem was the last to go, no sign of disease on it. Then another stem on that rose did the same thing. I decided maybe I had gotten some Roundup on it (I had sprayed some nutgrass nearby). But then, about a week ago, I realized a couple of other roses nearby were doing the same thing - one a Chicago Peace, one a new Graham Thomas in a large pot - were showing the same symptoms. No Roundup near those. But the only symptom is the brown leaves followed by dead stem, followed by dying leaves on another stem. "
Alan
