also how long does fish fertilizer last once applied and should i wait before i fertilize the newly planted roses which were store bought container roses i think they were already fertilized with fish fertilizer because i soil smelled pretty bad

I would look on the back of the packaging, it usually has all the info you need on how to apply......

Sheridan's could probably tell you how often to use on roses, did you see they also listed 2 new OSO Easy roses on their website? Under new plants

And yes it smells like fish (or a bad day at the harbor)

OSO EASY� HONEY BUN SHRUB ROSE kippy yeah i saw that

there is no information on how to apply on the back of the packaging or on the sides...

hey the Sheridan place gives away free fertilizer

PARKWOOD� PLANT FOOD
FREE fertilizer
Pre-mixed water soluble plant food
Sturdy, refillable jug is environmentally friendly, reusable and re-sealable
Purchase your jug and return to re-fill with Parkwood� Plant Food as many times as you like!

http://www.sheridannurseries.com/products_and_services/parkwood_brand/parkwood_fertilizer

Bet they can help you with how to use the fish emulsion too

yeah probably

does anyone have experience with this PARKWOOD� PLANT FOOD?

they have SEA SOIL as well i haven't seen this soil in any of the big stores any used SEA SOIL before?

bump

Why is NPK 5-1-1 recommended for roses? I would much rather go for something like 5-1-5, kalium tends to be used up almost as quickly as nitrogen and is very much needed for growing flowerbuds. I suppose 5-1-1 can be good when a bit of extra nitrogen is needed.

does anyone fertilizer their potted roses with fish fertilizer ????????

I use fish emulsion for all my roses, both in the ground and in pots. Started doing this last year after a recommendation from one of my favorite rose nurseries, Greenmantle. I tried 3 different brands. The one I liked best is Gro-Tone made by Espoma. Gro-Tone is a nice balanced 2-2-2. It also smells better than fish emulsion often does. Gro-Tone certainly smells like fish but it's more like a fresh fishy aroma. Espoma added mint to make the scent less objectionable too. However it is pricey, and my local nursery doesn't intend to carry it as it didn't sell that well. I bought almost every bottle they had and stockpiled it.;)

The other fish fertilizer I liked somewhat was Neptune's Harvest. The numbers on the bottle I have are 2-3-1. It also didn't smell bad though very fresh fishy(I think NH and Espoma use a cold processing method). The NH found at my local nursery is the mix which includes kelp, and I'd prefer not to give that to my roses as I don't think they need it based on soil and water conditions here--yours may be quite different. If I can't get the Gro-Tone, this is the brand I'll use, but their fish-only one which is 2-4-1. I can order direct from NH.

The 3rd fish emulsion I used was made by E.B. Stone, fish emulsion with kelp, 4-1-1. It smelled ghastly, like rotten fish. Yuck, I did not enjoy applying it in the garden much less even opening the bottle. In addition, my roses did not respond as well to it as the other two. One reason may be that the water here can be very high in boron, and if the fertilizer also includes that micronutrient plants in this area may object (by showing boron toxicity).

I've never seen Muskie in the stores so have never tried it. All the ones I used seemed to be in slightly different concentrations and thus the dilution rates indicated on the bottles were also different. I found this site on the web that carries Muskie:

http://www.pthomeandgarden.com/product/9-muskietm-fish-fertilizer-5-1-1

It looks as if on that bottle at least there is some kind of info on the side. Perhaps it is application instructions???? Maybe they didn't put it on all the bottles which would be too bad.

Melissa

thank you Melissa how often and how much fertilizer do you use for each rose in ground and for each rose in your pots

thank you