can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.

I use a rose fert and systemic, on fruit trees I use Jobe's spikes. Ingrid

"DS_7" wrote:

can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.



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On 29 Aug 2006 13:02:10 -0700, "DS_7"
wrote:

can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.


For the roses I use fish emulsion and composted cow manure. Roses
grow best with organic fertilizers. For the trees you can buy fruit
tree fertilizer spikes.

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:22:42 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

On 29 Aug 2006 13:02:10 -0700, "DS_7"
wrote:

can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.


For the roses I use fish emulsion and composted cow manure. Roses
grow best with organic fertilizers.

What is the research to back this up? Straight, non-confrontational
question. E.g. have there been studies of what you advocate vs. the
fertilizer-cum-pesticide granules sold in garden stores?

Thanks for info.

Persephone.

[...]

Rabbit manure is about as good as it gets for roses.
DS_7 wrote:
can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.

Triple 10 works good enough. The diameter of the tree
determines the amount. Checkout your local extension
service. The one in NC has pdf files you can download
on the subject.

This year I used a steel spike about 18" and made
holes in the ground at drip line of the peach trees.
Filled the holes with triple 10 and had the best
peaches so far this year.

thunder


On 29 Aug 2006 13:02:10 -0700, "DS_7"
wrote:

can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.

I'd agree with the fish emulsion by observation. Epsom salts
with alfalfa tea is good too; per observation.

Thunder

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:02:28 -0700, Perception wrote:

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:22:42 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

On 29 Aug 2006 13:02:10 -0700, "DS_7"
wrote:

can someone recommend a fertilizer for roses and fruit trees? I am
using "grobetter" fertilizer which is great but it's sold in california
and i'm in florida.


For the roses I use fish emulsion and composted cow manure. Roses
grow best with organic fertilizers.

What is the research to back this up? Straight, non-confrontational
question. E.g. have there been studies of what you advocate vs. the
fertilizer-cum-pesticide granules sold in garden stores?

Thanks for info.

Persephone.

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