Morning. I know this has been asked on here before but can’t find any very recent posts. Can rose growers recommend your favourite rose feed please? Also, I’m a vegan so won’t use anything with blood, bones, chicken manure etc in it. TIA Lesley
I'm pretty sure Growmore doesn't contain anything organic - I think it's all chemicals. It's not specifically a rose fertilizer, but a general purpose fertilizer
Billericay - Essex
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The time to feed roses is in early spring (around early March for me) and again mid-late June. If you feed later (july/August) you risk lots of soft new growth just as winter arrives which will likely be damaged by frosts
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Toprose always seems the best seller in my local garden centre. As well as the two timed feedings mentioned above I occasionally give my roses a feed of seaweed extract, applied directly at the roots rather than as a foliar feed. Just be careful not to overfeed - the David Austin website gives good advice, under the heading "Rose Care": English Roses from David Austin Roses | Bare Root & Potted Plants. Enjoy your roses!
Toprose always seems the best seller in my local garden centre. As well as the two timed feedings mentioned above I occasionally give my roses a feed of seaweed extract, applied directly at the roots rather than as a foliar feed. Just be careful not to overfeed - the David Austin website gives good advice, under the heading "Rose Care": English Roses from David Austin Roses | Bare Root & Potted Plants. Enjoy your roses!
Thank you so much for going to the trouble of a link as well! Will definitely read that. 🙂
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It's not specifically a rose fertilizer, but a general purpose fertilizer
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
If you feed later (july/August) you risk lots of soft new growth just as winter arrives which will likely be damaged by frosts
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
English Roses from David Austin Roses | Bare Root & Potted Plants. Enjoy your roses!