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Best all round feed/fertiliser
Can anyone recommend the best home-made or shop-bought, all-purpose fertiliser/feed for the garden? I’m talking about something that will do a decent job for borders AND pots. The choice of feeds and fertilisers at the garden centre is just too bewildering. I've heard tomato feed does a good all-round feeding job. Is this correct?
Also, are there any plants, shrubs or flowers which definitely DO benefit from their own specialist feed (e.g. roses)?
Looking forward to your responses.
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An all round fertiliser would be one containing an NPK ratio of 7:7:7 for example Growmore.
Tomato contains a higher ratio potassium specifically to help fruit development, but this also helps with flower production.
This link gives a basic overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/soil_feedingplants1.shtml