GRA’S GARBLE …
… it’s autumn so here are some tips on HOW TO FERTILIZE YOUR ROSE GARDEN … Fertilizing your roses in autumn is a very important task and your plants will reward you immensely when they are fed with high-quality products to ensure they flower right up into winter.
We are so lucky now that science has produced easy-to-use fertilizers with a complete package of nutrients so that we don’t have to purchase a little bag of this and another bag of that. Just buy a quality ALL PURPOSE FERTILIZER and spread it over the entire root zone of the plants. Remember, a rose which is growing in well fertilized, the humus-rich soil will naturally be far more able to resist any pest and disease problems!
We’ve only got one small space to put nutrients into our bodies – yes, our mouth. The clever mechanism of our body distributes all the goodness from that food throughout our entire system.
Plants are similar in that they spread feeder roots below their entire growth canopy so if you only throw the fertilizer at the ‘neck’ of the plant, that fertilizer isn’t being distributed evenly for the plant to be able to utilise it. Take some time to lightly distribute the fertilizer around the entire root-zone/growth canopy of your roses. Fertilize every eight weeks and enjoy the rewards – greater quantity of bigger blooms on sturdy, healthy bushes.
To get up to 30% more flowers on your roses, water ECO-SEAWEED solution over the rose bushes at least twice a month – you can add the ‘protectors’ – ECO-ROSE/FUNGICIDE to prevent fungus and ECO-OIL to prevent insect attack or act as a ‘sticker’. Your roses will be superbly protected, energised and flower prolifically through this magnificent autumn.
The profusion of flowers on MOLINEUX is not an accident but good management and we consider MOLINEUX one of the BEST yellow roses we stock! |
I had a similar problem with nutsedge.Both are perennial weeds, so it takes 2-3 years to see really solid results. The only chemical i used was Ortho Weed B Gon. You can try organic solutions, but I had no luck with anything organic. As with any perennial weed, the best time to control is in the spring when weeds are actively growing. Cudweed, nutsedge and crabgrass also take hold in lawns that are mowed too short and under fertilized. Buy a soil tester and see what your fertilizer needs are. You may not need a weed and feed product, just a fertilizer if you are going to be using weed b gon. In the spring and early summer, keep your lawn at a 3-4 height. Apply weed b gon as soon as temps hit 55 degrees for 3 days in a row. I didnt see really good results until the second year.
Great information to share!!! Thank you! Diana