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Fertilising roses

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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Where do you chuck rose fertiliser?
is close to  the main stem OK or is further out better?
I want it to get to the roses rather than the underlying plants.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    I have been using a liquid fertilizer once a week called miracle grow.  I'm having good results pouring it directly on the plant center
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks James. Mine is granular.  I've spread it under the canopy, but a few inches away from main stems as I wasn't sure what to do 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That’s what I do @B3 ... it’s where the feeder roots are ... sprinkle the fertilizer, tickle the surface of the soil a bit,  then I water it in. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks @Dovefromabove. My instincts were on track then😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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