Friday, August 21, 2009

Rose collection - update Aug 09

I got myself another 2 new pots of roses recently. 1 pot with dark red flowers

and the other with mini bloom of red stripe




4 comments:

Celeste Tan said...

How do u manage roses? coz they are susceptible to dieases. i was thinking of getting some species at the flower mkt but not sure if i can maintain them...

ahkee72 said...

some roses can survive in our weather, some cannot. in our weather, roses are susceptible to red spider mites and thrips. just need to spray "white summer oil" regularly to prevent

Celeste Tan said...

what is white summer oil?where can u buy it? u spray on the leaves?

ahkee72 said...

white summer oil ... hmm ... can buy from nursery ... mix a little in water and then spray onto the leaves and soil