Fertilize roses starting in early to mid‑spring, once frost danger has passed and growth reaches ~6 inches. Continue feeding throughout the growing season—after each bloom cycle—with gradually reduced ...

Q: When should I fertilize my roses? Is it OK to use fertilizer stakes? They are starting to bud now. A: Fertilize them any time now. They are fertilized sometime toward the end of January when growth ...

Banana peels add organic matter to the soil, but they don't provide enough nutrients for growing roses. Blood meal, fish emulsion, and bone meal are more ideal fertilizers for all kinds of roses.

Roses have always been a landscape staple. Who does not love a rose in bloom? The popularity of this timeless plant has been reinvented with the release of the common Knockout Rose. This variety ...

Most of us like to keep our rose care SIMPLE. S is for Spray-free, (or mostly spray-free). I, M, P are for Integrated Management of Pests. L is for Less Is More when it comes to fertilizers. E is for ...

My therapist at the Towers in Ashland asked me about why her roses were losing all of her leaves and most of the blooms on her roses in June of last year. She said to me, "Eric, I have lost so much of ...

The fertilizer industry inundates us with long lists of countless “must-use” products for roses. The accompanying directions call for dizzyingly frequent applications that cost a lot and take a major ...

Once your lily blooms have faded, you should cut off the faded flower, but don’t cut the tall stem with the foliage. Lilies need the green leaves on that stem to make food for next year’s lily blooms.