Miracle-Gro 100067 Rose and Shrub Concentrated Liquid Plant Food 1L, Green

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For shrub and climbing roses, the first dose of power should be applied in the spring right before or as the rose bush is starting to get its first leaves. Fertilizing your rose bushes at the right time and with the right fertilizer can play a significant role in not only the health of your roses, but in just how often and how prolific they bloom each year.

You can, however, add organics like compost or rotted manure as fertilizer during winter when the roses are dormant. She also notes that roses require a range of micronutrients, including iron, calcium, and magnesium.The primary nutrients (macronutrients) that all plants need are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). Roses commonly suffer from fungal diseases, such as blackspot and mildew – for blemish free roses the natural way apply Sulphur Rose – see below .

She spends her days writing about and photographing key gardening jobs, and always enjoys sowing a wide range of flower seeds in her own garden.

Like all plants, roses need three primary nutrients: Nitrogen (the “N” on a fertilizer label), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), plus several secondary and trace elements.