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fertilizing help needed
I have a rose called "Thompson", one of the so called "Explorer" series. It
is supposed to be very hardy, good for the climate conditions in Zone 5 (Canada) where we live. It did well last season, its first season, and it had several blooms. I decided that it might benefit of a move to a more sunny location, and moved it last fall. I noticed that it starts to bud now, and happy that it appears to have survived the extremely strong winter we had this last winter. More to the point now : I would like to fertilize it, and wonder if anyone can give me some ideas as to what kind of fertilizer (numbers) to use, how often, and any other suggestions to promote healthy growth in this beautiful rose. Thanks ! Ben |
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On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 10:44:53 -0400, "Ben Tuinman"
wrote: I have a rose called "Thompson", one of the so called "Explorer" series. It is supposed to be very hardy, good for the climate conditions in Zone 5 (Canada) I would like to fertilize it, and wonder if anyone can give me some ideas as to what kind of fertilizer (numbers) to use, how often, and any other suggestions to promote healthy growth in this beautiful rose. Thanks ! Ben Almost any general purpose fertiliser will do (I can't name trade names because they'll be different over there) - preferably high in potassium with some minor elements like Iron & Magnesium and possibly some trace elements. A typical proprietary rose feed in the UK will be something like NPK: 5-6-12 + Magnesium & Iron. Use just when growth is about to start in your neck of the woods, then maybe a couple more times during the season ( the last one just after mid-season - you don't want to initiate new soft shoots too late for them to fully ripen before winter.) We use granular fertilisers here but liquid feeds are perfectly OK if you prefer to use those. If you're in one of the areas with damper summers like the Pacific North West you might need to watch out for fungal diseases like Blackspot, powdery mildew and rust and use proprietary fungicides made to deal with those. ================================================= Rod Weed my email address to reply. http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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