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Can you over fertilize a rose ~ will it result in no blooms
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Posted by Maggie_Berry z6CT (My Page) on Sat, Jul 3, 04 at 11:47
I remember reading with vegetables if you use to much fertilizer you get all leaves and no fruit.
Will to much fertilizer cause all leaves and no buds on rose bushes ?
I have a nice source of mushroom compost.
My roses have landscape fabric covered with mulch.
I have already pulled the mulch back (and some of
the fabric) and applied the compost mixed with epsom salt. I'm having
second thoughts and decided to ask you guys. My questions are
should I have skipped the salt? Should I also top dress fertilizer in now?
Is it possible to over fertilize a rose? |
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RE: Can you over fertilize a rose ~ will it result in no blooms
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| Too much nitrogen causes a surplus of green growth and a lack of blooms; nitrogen comes mostly from manure and grass clippings. I expect it's possible to feed a rose too much nitrogen, if your compost was entirely grass clippings or some such, but if it's any reasonable mixture it should be okay. --Chris |
RE: Can you over fertilize a rose ~ will it result in no blooms
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| Nope. Modern roses are programmed to bloom on new growth. Any new growth will result in blooms. "Blind shoots" are the result of rootstock suckers or in shoots from the scion forming during wierd spring weather. |
RE: Can you over fertilize a rose ~ will it result in no blooms
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My word, I never would have thought of that!
Thank you both for taking the time to help me
Maggie |
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