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Rose food
Hello:
My wife and I have considered planting roses around our relatively new house. The one thing that has been holding us back is the concept that popular rose food includes bone and blood products. Is it possible to feed roses without using animal products ? Thank You Matthew Harelick |
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Rose food
"Matthew Harelick" wrote in message
om... Hello: My wife and I have considered planting roses around our relatively new house. The one thing that has been holding us back is the concept that popular rose food includes bone and blood products. Is it possible to feed roses without using animal products ? Why are you hesitant to use fertilizers made from animal products? Attempting to become a vegan gardener? Bone meal is used as a source of phosphorus, it is organic, and is made from the waste products in slaughter houses. Blood meal is used as a source of nitrogen, it is organic, and made from spraying blood into a vacuum chamber, causing it to boil instantly, then collecting the solids after the water evaporates off. It is also made from the by products of slaugher houses. Fish emulsion is made from the waste (heads, tails, organs, skin, bones) from fish processing plants, it is ground up and turned into a thick liquid. Composted manure and manure tea is just poop, typically from feedlots. Good source of nitrogen, but can be too strong and burn plants, if used incorrectly. Synethetic fertilizers, both granular and liquid soluble. Often they use ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, urea phosphate and potassium chloride as a source of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash. Synethetics, such as miracle-gro are often considered to be junk food of the plant world. They provide quick boosts of nutrients, with out providing much value to the soil. Additionally urea and ammonium products are usually made by using natural gas and other fossil fuels. A lot of natural gas is burnt or used as a source of hydrogen to make ammonia and urea. I have a bias towards using organic fertilizers, but I admit I do use synethetics as well, but decide for yourself what you choose to use. Sameer |
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Rose food
Absolutely, I use Osmocote as well as other time release fertilizers.
Hamp (Matthew Harelick) wrote in message . com... Hello: My wife and I have considered planting roses around our relatively new house. The one thing that has been holding us back is the concept that popular rose food includes bone and blood products. Is it possible to feed roses without using animal products ? Thank You Matthew Harelick |
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Rose food
I have 200+ roses and use a water saluable food called Magnum
Grow and LOVE it |
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