Oh Oh! So, I was examining these new "shoots", "keikis" what have you, this morning and found to my horror scales on 2 of the new growth areas. Not an infestation, but several. I have read up this morning on the treatment and would appreciate your advise -
1) As I only found a few, and none on the "mother" plant, should I go for the
h20/rubbing alchohol/soap/oil spray treatment and forgo the systemic?
2) If I do the systemic, Bayer Advanced Rose and Flower spray, do I apply that with a sprayer and garden hose? If that's the case, being in sub zero Minnesota, a garden hose is not an option for the next several months. Is there a plan b systemic to use?
3) Should I remove what appears to be a fairly sickly (see pic) new growth, being the worst of the 4 new growths? And if so, HOW? Sterilized knife as close to the base as I can get? There aren't any roots exposed on these new "shoots".
Dang, always something.
Thanks very much in advance!
Stargazer aka Martha