Organic Gardening Solutions Endorsed by the American Rose Society
(Mar-1-2010)
| For those of you who are leaning away from using chemicals in the garden and are looking for organic solutions to growing beautiful roses, below is a list of organic and partial-organic products endorsed by the American Rose Society:
Greencure Solutions Fungicide Developed by renowned plant pathologist, Dr. Ken Horst of Cornell University, GreenCure® is a potassium bicarbonate-based fungicide that is a safer alternative to harsh chemical fungicides. GreenCure® has been proven effective against rose black spot, anthracnose, downy mildew and many other plant diseases, but is found to be most effective against powdery mildew. GreenCure® can be used as a preventative and curative solution. In more than 200 university trials, and now for 15 years in both commercial growing applications and by leading rosarians, GreenCure® has been proven to be comparable to or better than other fungicides. GreenCure® is EPA listed for use in “Organic Production.” Jaz Rose Spray Jaz™ Rose Spray is a plant-strengthener that helps gardeners grow stronger, healthier roses that are less prone to disease and stress damage. The products strengthen roses’ natural protective mechanisms, enabling them to fight and recover from common stresses including disease, drought and temperature extremes. Jaz™ Rose Spray also encourages quality and long-lasting leaves and blooms. www.jazsprays.com. Liquid Fence Deer & Rabbit Repellent Liquid Fence stops deer and rabbit damage – guaranteed. And best of all, it does it with all-natural ingredients, so you don’t have to worry about your kids, pets, plants or the environment! Liquid Fence works on scent, so the animals don’t even have to take a bite to be repelled. Spray on and around all plants (even edible crops), shrubs, trees and vines that you want to protect. A once-a-month spraying is all that’s needed. And it protects with virtually no visible residue! There’s a size to fit every need, from a convenient quart ready-to-use spray (with the new 360° orbital sprayer), to a 2.5 gallon concentrate. Mills Magic Rose Mix Mills Magic Rose Mix is a 100% natural product formulated and developed by Ted Mills, accredited Consulting Rosarian and Rose Show Judge of the American Rose Society. This product is a combination of alfalfa meal, fish meal, steamed bone meal, cottonseed meal, blood meal, activated sludge, and an organic compost activator. NPK analysis is 6-5-1. Mills EasyFeed Mills EasyFeed is an accelerated flowering formula, providing both organic and non-organic nutrients to your plants. It is a combination of Epsom Salts, sequestrine chelated iron, soluble seaweed extract, fish solubles, urea, and other fertilizers. EasyFeed comes in two water soluble formulas — Mills EasyFeed 20-10-6 and Mills EasyFeed Liquid Concentrate 14-6-4. |