morning...
whilst looking at the rose yesterday we noticed these..
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anyone got a clue what they are, or have we been invaded by aliens?
cheers
I'm afraid your rose has cat aids and it's the bad kind.
It's a wee beastie, a gall midge. Pincushion or Moss gall.
Gardening bloke on the telly said this is the best summer for roses that he has ever seen.That could mean that there could be more pests around like [url= http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2008/7-2/mossyrosegall.html ]mossy rose gall[/url]
Nice one thepurist and fasthagis ... Thanks for that
Gardening bloke on the telly said this is the best summer for roses that he has ever seen.
Yep ours are doing very well, loads of flowers. A lot of greenfly about though, so had to spray loads.