I usually do only the spring feed. However, this year I am waiting for rain before I do the 2nd feed for the potted roses. Otherwise, you have to water copiously before/after feeding. I am referring to feed such as 'toprose' not liquid feed. I guess liquid feeds can be given any time.
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles Jude the obscure, with a runner bean keeping company 😂 has a very fruity fragrance. Blush noisette, flowering again. Summer Song, looking down.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
@Lizzie27 and @Athelas I think you would be fine adding granular, slow release rose food now. If it’s forecast really hot weather in your area for the next couple of weeks I would lay off fast-acting liquid feed, you don’t want to encourage soft new growth that will wilt and crisp in a heatwave. But when I say hot I mean sustained temps of 30c or more, the odd hot day or two shouldn’t be a problem. My roses suffer from a lot more heat stress than yours so I usually give them a total break from food in July/August.Â
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Jude the obscure, with a runner bean keeping company 😂 has a very fruity fragrance.
Blush noisette, flowering again.
Summer Song, looking down.
I think it is going to take at least a couple of years for these blush noisettes to cover the arch.
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