If you know exactly when to fertilize roses and get the job done at the right time, you will certainly reap the rewards: a show of bigger, better blooms, and healthier plants in the long run. As a ...

Coffee grounds and banana peels on a table - iva/Shutterstock If you've ever looked up tips and tricks for growing beautiful roses, you've probably seen advice to use kitchen leftovers like coffee ...

Roses are heavy feeders that need plenty of nutrients to produce blooms and healthy foliage. Learn more about how and when to fertilize roses. Fertilize roses starting in early to mid‑spring, once ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Our area is great for growing roses, even though we usually have to supplement natural water. Southwestern Idaho is steppe country, only a bit moister than desert areas. Our annual precipitation is ...

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 ...