I think I can admit that I have rose envy. I can expect a small spring bloom on my roses before they are devoured by the evil doing Japanese Beetles in early July.The lesson that I take from my lovely aunt is perseverance. This garden did not become this beautiful overnight but took many long years of effort and lots of pain. I try and remember that when I'm doing my spring cleaning in the garden. Thank you Aunt Doris for giving me a gardening dream to aspire to.
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I can almost smell those roses. So pretty!
Hang in there, wormgirl. What deters Japanese beetles? Can you spray soap on the flowers or something?
You pretty much have to pick them off and throw into a soapy bucket of water. The only problems is that there will literally be 50 on a plant and 5 minutes after picking 50 more.
So why not soap the plant???
It doesn't really work and the beetles just keep bonking!
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