Rose Diseases with Pat Nolan
By Robert Russell, VP Programs
Our monthly meeting in January will occur on the fourth Monday of the month which is January 22nd. Traditionally we have had the monthly meetings for January and February on the fourth Monday to accommodate the holidays. The evening will begin with the Consulting Rosarian’s Corner at 6:30 p.m. The formal program with our speaker will begin at 7:00 p.m.
We are please to have Pat Nolan as our speaker this month. Her topic is ‘An Overview of Rose Diseases’ and is anticipated to be very informative for our audience. Pat Nolan has a B.S. in Plant Health Technology from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. in Plant Pathology from UC Davis. She worked in the nursery and biotech industries and eventually landed in the County of San Diego's Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures where she was the plant pathologist for 27 years. Now retired she enjoys doing volunteer work with various groups such as the Master Gardeners and continues to work on her mushroom identification skills.
Here is an outline of her program:
Rose Diseases Overview
Bacterial blight
Black spot
Botrytis blight
Stem cankers and dieback & Canker diseases
Botryosphaeria canker
Nectria canker
Root rots
Crown gall
Leaf spot disease
Mycosphaerelia spp.
Sphaceloma spp.
Powdery mildew
Rusts
Anthracnose
Viruses
Rose mosaic virus
We hope you all can come and enjoy this informative program! You are welcome to bring snacks and treats
which are always appreciated.
Meeting location: Casa del Prado’s room 101, in Balboa Park.
There will be NO Little Rose Show this month. The shows will resume in April, 2024.
Directions to Casa del Prado, Room 101: The Casa del Prado building is immediately west of the Natural History Museum. Entrances to the Casa del Prado lead to an inner court. The rooms are accessible from the court. Room 101 is downstairs on the east end of the court.
Good News! Our Raffle has been restored! Tickets may once again be purchased at $1 per ticket or 7 tickets for $5. Feel free to bring items for the raffle table. They should be rose-related. Rose plants are accepted.