Fertilizing roses for the year
Anthony Wutz
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diane_nj 6b/7a
6 years agoAnthony Wutz
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Fertilizing roses with organic fertilizer
Comments (9)Marlene, ideally I fertilize my roses organically with an organic rose fertilizer (three times a year) and alfalfa meal (2 times a year), since my soil seems to be very poor in terms of nutrients and I have the impression that they leach out quickly, too. I have read, that it is recommended to remove the mulch and put it back after you have applied the fertilizer and scratched it into the soil, but I have never done that. It is just too much of an effort for me. I just scatter the fertilizer around the rose on top of the mulch, scratch it into the mulch, and water it in very well. It seems to work just fine for me. I definitively know what you are talking about regarding that it is sometimes a pain to scratch the fertilizer into the soil and crawl around underneath the rose, to get it close to the center of the root ball, even though I only scratch it into the mulch :-). For that reason I have fertilized some of my roses just once this year! After reading about other people experiences here, I may try to only water the fertilizer in and that's it. I assume, that it might take the fertilizer a little bit longer to act, but that is better than to fertilize my roses not often enough, because it's just too exhausting....See MoreHow much fertilizer the first year?
Comments (3)So true, Floridarosez9. I was waiting for him to say, don't fertilize the first year, but your soil better be darn good. But nothing. I ended up with a lot more questions about his approach. Which is very different from my approach is my sandy loam. He has a lot more videos so I thought I would go back to one that shows how he plants his roses. Thought I would see some amazing soil prep. But nothing; his soil appears bland. I can kinda get his message, I guess. If you supply fertilizer just around the plant, the roots may not spread out. Still, he might have said, "Do a soil test, first". I would not want a rose struggling with a deficient soil. Or go light, say with a water soluble, well distributed out about 2-2.5 feet from the plant, if he wanted to encourage root growth. I think I will email him for clarification. Like when he says roses are heavy feeders and then he just drops the topic. Still, this guy is probably a very experienced rose professional; I'm sure he has a lot of experience that supports his methods. I would just like to understand the logic behind the statements....See MoreSecond year roses with only leaves, no buds or roses, any suggestions?
Comments (25)I hope the pine bark works on the news ones I just planted but if I decide to stay in this house, next year, I will plant roses with the Fortuniana roots. I may even do that this year, I can take these back but some are blooming, I don't want to dig up the roses now. I do know I will not bother with any roses other than Fortuniana root ones from here though. In the meantime, I am going to mix up the fertilizer you suggested and hope it helps the other roses from last year bloom! Thank you again!! Lisa...See MoreDid I damage my roses? Please help
Comments (56)I’m back. Sebastian has this habit of finding the noisiest item nearby and tapping it relentlessly until I see what he wants. He favors the plastic bag-lined wastebasket in my room. He’ll use anything he can find that’s in the same room I am. He first gives a few verbal requests, and then begins his tapping. He won’t stop until I see what he wants. He’s been asking for WAY too many treats lately, so I was telling him “No Sabby.” It turns out he wanted to be let into the garage to use what I call “Sabby’s Big Boy Potty”. He likes the big one without a cover, and uses that one if I’m nearby to let him in there. I’m almost always nearby, so I let him in and out frequently. The noisy tapping is minimal during the night, because I never entertain requests for treats or playtime in the middle of the night. He still tries occasionally:) I haven’t done the beer thing, but I have read about it. It’s not something I have on hand. I would love to use a scissors on my slugs Diane. Unfortunately, most are too tiny! They must have recently hatched, because some are little bigger than a pinhead. I did find a couple of big fat ones, so those two could have been snipped. When it’s warmer, my petunias get eaten to bits by little green worms. BT works well, but I dislike the hassle of spraying anything. BT is safe. I just dislike the mixing and spraying part itself. It has rained 3” over the past few days. That’s a huge amount for us, especially so late in the season. I went to my local nursery to get Sluggo Plus and maybe a few veggie starts or seeds, but they were just closing the gates to close early because of the rain. What a bummer. I ended up going to Home Depot, but they only had regular Sluggo in big jugs. I didn’t want such a large amount of regular Sluggo, since I have so many earwigs and pillbugs along with slugs and snails. I bought a small box of “scary” slug and snail killer, and I’ll use a little in the front, where Millie won’t get into it. I did score a case of paper towels there, so it wasn’t a total waste of time. By the time I got home, I was exhausted. Changing gloves and masks and wiping everything down is SO much work! I’m already a slow poke who limps along, but this situation has made me even slower. I’m not so sure I feel like braving the nursery today. I think Amazon might be the way to go. Lisa...See Morevesfl (zone 5b/6a, Western NY)
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