Years ago when my neighbor touted manure as a gardening cure all I
thought that quaint. Today I see it is essential for robust planting in
this soil.


Phisherman wrote:

My dad taught me to use old cow manure on roses with regular feedings
of fish emulsion. Roses are heavy feeders, and do exceptionally well
with organic materials. Every gardener should have a compost pile, or
learn to make one!


On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:37:46 GMT, "Trish K." wrote:

SBHCOM wrote:

I am about to plant some new roses and the instructions ask for organic
material to be mixed with the soil. what can I use for organic material? I
don't have compost.

A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a dumb man something to stick in his
mouth.

buy composted manure or saomething like 'coast of maine potting soil'
which seems mostly fishy compost