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Knockout roses with aphids???

Posted by ingeborgdot 5b (My Page) on
Tue, Apr 24, 12 at 20:27

I guess knockouts are not bug free? I don't own any knockout roses but I am doing some work at a hotel that has a bunch and there are aphids galore. Is that normal? I am not much of a rose man so I need some advice on what to do. Also, do knockouts need any fertilizer? I don't think they have been adding any. Thanks.


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RE: Knockout roses with aphids???

Aphids are equal-opportunity pests.

Jeri


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RE: Knockout roses with aphids???

  • Posted by seil z6b MI (My Page) on
    Tue, Apr 24, 12 at 20:50

Yes, KOs get bugs (and for my money diseases too!). You can get rid of aphids easily enough with just a good HARD spray of water over several days.

Yes, KOs should be fertilized, just like any other rose, for them to preform their best. Any good balanced fertilizer will do.


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