If you know exactly when to fertilize roses and get the job done at the right time, you will certainly reap the rewards: a show of bigger, better blooms, and healthier plants in the long run. As a ...

Fertilize roses starting in early to mid‑spring, once frost danger has passed and growth reaches ~6 inches. Continue feeding throughout the growing season—after each bloom cycle—with gradually reduced ...

Banana peels add organic matter to the soil, but they don't provide enough nutrients for growing roses. Blood meal, fish emulsion, and bone meal are more ideal fertilizers for all kinds of roses.

Want more flowers on your rose bushes? If so then you need to provide them an extra boost through fertilization. Proper fertilization develops strong vigorous canes that will end in a big fat plump ...

Q: When should I fertilize my roses? Is it OK to use fertilizer stakes? They are starting to bud now. A: Fertilize them any time now. They are fertilized sometime toward the end of January when growth ...

Most of us like to keep our rose care SIMPLE. S is for Spray-free, (or mostly spray-free). I, M, P are for Integrated Management of Pests. L is for Less Is More when it comes to fertilizers. E is for ...

My therapist at the Towers in Ashland asked me about why her roses were losing all of her leaves and most of the blooms on her roses in June of last year. She said to me, "Eric, I have lost so much of ...

Of all the mysteries the rose grower faces, one of the most perplexing can be what and how much to ‘feed’ our roses. What guidelines are available to gardeners to determine which products to add to ...

Once your lily blooms have faded, you should cut off the faded flower, but don’t cut the tall stem with the foliage. Lilies need the green leaves on that stem to make food for next year’s lily blooms.