How to feed a rose


Feeding your roses will encourage strong, healthy growth and abundant flowering. It’s a relatively quick and simple task, yet is one of the most beneficial jobs you can do to ensure that your roses are at their most healthy and floriferous when summer arrives.

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Why feed a rose?

Feeding provides your rose with key nutrients to keep it healthy, allowing it to produce better blooms and resist pests and diseases.

When to feed a rose?

At the first flush of flower in spring, start of summer and start of autumn.

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