HAIR Detroit Free Press Garden Writer Videotape the garden. As you tape, narrate. Specify what works, what needs attention. The last feeding for roses should be about Aug. 1. Later feedings stimulate growth that might not harden off before frost.
Spider mites can give plants a hazy, brown cast.
To check for them, hold a branch over white paper and tap gently. Spider mites will be visible on the paper red-brown specks. Hose off spider mites with water or use an insecticidal soap spray. Detroit Free Press and may not be republished without permission.