Fertilizer Tips

Ruth Tiffany’s Fertilizer Tips

If you grow 25 roses or less

I recommend

START FEBRUARY 14

BioStart---15 LB bag will feed 15 roses at 2 cups on February 14—-Buy 2 bags

Humic Acid Granular—Slow release so will feed throughout the year, promote feeder roots, and enhance the plants' ability to assimilate nutrients. One 50-pound bag contains about 100 cups so if kept dry it should provide your roses with the above advantages for several year----Buy 1 bag

WORM CASTINGS  $19—ONLY AVAILABLE AT FERTILZER PICKUP AND ONLY 300 20 POUND BAGS ORDERED

A 20 POUND BAG WILL CONTAIN ABOUT 80-90 CUPS. BUY 1 BAG AND SPREAD THE REST IN YOUR GARDEN

START FIRST WEEK OF MARCH—continue every 1st week through October

Magnum Rose - applied 1 TBS/gal every 2 weeks or 18x,  March 1-October 30—25 lb bag will feed 25 roses---- Buy 1 bag

Better Than Fish & Seaweed Extract - applied with Magnum Rose, 1 TBS/gal as above—-1 gal contains 250 TBS so will feed 16 roses through the growing season — Buy 2 gallons of each, because both seaweed and fish are great for ANYTHING else in your garden and I am sure your garden has more than roses!

(Not to take you down a rabbit hole. But I use Seaweed for foliar feeding and SeaGrow with my Magnum in my liquid feeding (Can Feed))

SeaGrow Seaweed Plant food 16-16-16—1 Tbs gal. 25 lb bag will feed 25 rose throughout the growing season—-Buy 1 bag

START SECOND WEEK OF MARCH—Continue every 2nd week through October

Jump Start 1 qt—applied 1 tsp/gal. New life to old roses, extra boost to new roses, brings triacontanol to encourage new growth and stress resistance.  Add to your gallon of water.—-Buy 1 qt

BioCozyme - 1 qt—-1 tsp/gallon, Compatible with all fertilizers, accelerates NPK biosynthesis, earlier flowering. Alternate with Mag, Better Than Fish and Seaweed---Buy 1 qt

Garden Molasses- applied 1 Tbs/gal every 2 weeks, a sweet carbohydrate plus organic carbon to stimulate growth and microorganism in the soil, helps plants tolerate stress---Buy 1 qt

EZ Wet Soil Penetrant-- Moves water quickly into soil, reduces water loss due to surface evaporation and run off improves distribution of water in the soil, does not need to be watered in.  Use ¼ cup in gallon of water. Buy 1 gallon

START THIRD WEEK OF MARCH—Continue every 3rd week through October

Humic Acid Liquid Concentrate 12%--Improves soil workability, increased aeration and porosity of soil,  increased water holding capacity.  May be applied to soil or applied as a foliar spray. Apply ½ cup per gallon of water.  Buy 1 gallon

Grow Vite 16-4-2--all-purpose fertilizer with chelated iron, zinc, manganese and a special soil penetrant to help ensure these essential nutrients are readily available to the roots and plant foliage.  1 Tbs/gallon. Buy 1 gallon

Alternate with Super Bloomer 15-30-15 bloom booster flower food is tailor-made to turbocharge your garden into a spectacle of vibrant, lush, and healthy flora. 1 Tbs/gallon. Buy 1 gallon, especially recommended for clay or alkaline soils.

EDDHA Iron Chelate 6%—Addresses iron deficiencies. Chelation maintains more iron availability to plants and so more iron is absorbed by the roses. 1 tsp/gallon. Buy 1 pound

Mycro-Grow- Endo and Ecto Mycorrhaizae Inoculum, Inoculants can be placed under cuttings, blended into potting sols, sprinkled on roots at transplanting for physical contact with roots for successful germination of spores. Buy 1 lb. 

Siphon Mixer- a device that connects to a hose and draws fertiizer via the pick up tube from your own mixing container or bucket. Buy 1

If you are very tired just from reading these recommendations, you might consider buying a miracle grow hose end garden feeder and/or a sump pump for a 30–90-gallon can. I use a Flotec 1/6 HP Submersible Sump 115 v 60Hz 5.0 Amps


If you  grow 50 roses or less


I would recommend 

START FEBRUARY 14

BioStart---15 LB bag will feed 15 roses at 2 cups on February 14—-Buy 4 bags or one 50 lb bag

Humic Acid Granular—Slow release so will feed throughout the year, promote feeder roots, and enhance the plants' ability to assimilate nutrients. One 50-pound bag contains about 100 cups so if kept dry should provide your roses with the above advantages for several year----Buy 2 bags

WORM CASTINGS $19--ONLY AVAILABLE AT FERTILZER PICKUP AND ONLY 300 20 POUND BAGS ORDERED

A 20 POUND BAG WILL CONTAIN ABOUT 80-90 CUPS. BUY 2 BAGS AND SPREAD IN YOUR GARDEN

START FIRST WEEK OF MARCH—continue every 1st week through October

Magnum Rose - applied 1 TBS/gal every 2 weeks or 18x,  March 1-October 30—25 lb bag will feed 25 roses---- Buy 2 bag

Better Than Fish & Seaweed Extract - applied with Magnum Rose, 1 TBS/gal as above—-1 gal contains 250 TBS so will feed 16 roses through the growing season — Buy 4 gallons of each, because both seaweed and fish are great for ANYTHING else in your garden and I am sure your garden has more than roses!

(Not to take you down a rabbit hole. But I use Seaweed for foliar feeding and SeaGrow with my Magnum in my liquid feeding (Can Feed))

SeaGrow Seaweed Plant food 16-16-16—1 Tbs gal. 25 lb bag will feed 25 rose throughout the growing season—-Buy 2 bag

START SECOND WEEK OF MARCH—Continue every 2nd week through October

Jump Start 1 qt—applied 1 tsp/gal. New life to old roses, extra boost to new roses, brings triacontanol to encourage new growth and stress resistance.  Add to your gallon of water.—-Buy 2 qt

BioCozyme - 1 qt—-1 tsp/gallon, Compatible with all fertilizers, accelerates NPK biosynthesis, earlier flowering. Alternate with Mag, Better Than Fish and Seaweed---Buy 2 qt

Garden Molasses- applied 1 Tbs/gal every 2 weeks, a sweet carbohydrate plus organic carbon to stimulate growth and microorganism in the soil, helps plants tolerate stress---Buy 2 qt

EZ Wet Soil Penetrant-- Moves water quickly into soil, reduces water loss due to surface evaporation and run off improves distribution of water in the soil, does not need to be watered in.  Use ¼ cup in gallon of water. Buy 2 gallon

START THIRD WEEK OF MARCH—Continue every 3rd week through October

Humic Acid Liquid Concentrate 12%--Improves soil workability, increased aeration and porosity of soil,  increased water holding capacity.  May be applied to soil or applied as a foliar spray. Apply ½ cup per gallon of water.  Buy 2 gallon

Grow Vite 16-4-2--all-purpose fertilizer with chelated iron, zinc, manganese and a special soil penetrant to help ensure these essential nutrients are readily available to the roots and plant foliage.  1 Tbs/gallon. Buy 2 gallon

Alternate with Super Bloomer 15-30-15 bloom booster flower food is tailor-made to turbocharge your garden into a spectacle of vibrant, lush, and healthy flora. 1 Tbs/gallon. Buy 2 gallon, especially recommended for clay or alkaline soils.

EDDHA Iron Chelate 6%—Addresses iron deficiencies. Chelation maintains more iron availability to plants and so more iron is absorbed by the roses. 1 tsp/gallon. Buy 2 pound

Mycro-Grow- Endo and Ecto Mycorrhaizae Inoculum, Inoculants can be placed under cuttings, blended into potting sols, sprinkled on roots at transplanting for physical contact with roots for successful germination of spores. Buy 1 lb. 

Siphon Mixer- a device that connects to a hose and draws fertiizer via the pick up tube from your own mixing container or bucket. Buy 1

If you are very tired just from reading these recommendations, you might consider buying a miracle grow hose end garden feeder and/or a sump pump for a 30–90-gallon can. I use a Flotec 1/6 HP Submersible Sump 115 v 60Hz 5.0 Amps

If you grow 100 roses or less

I would recommend

START FEBRUARY 14

BioStart—-50 LB bag will feed 15 roses at 2 cups on February 14—-Buy 2 bags

Humic Acid Granular—Slow release so will feed throughout the year, promote feeder roots, and enhance the plants' ability to assimilate nutrients. One 50-pound bag contains about 100 cups so if kept dry should provide your roses with the above advantages for several year----Buy 4 bags

WORM CASTINGS $19--ONLY AVAILABLE AT FERTILZER PICKUP AND ONLY 300 20 POUND BAGS ORDERED

A 20 POUND BAG WILL CONTAIN ABOUT 80-90 CUPS. BUY 4 BAGS AND SPREAD IN YOUR GARDEN

START FIRST WEEK OF MARCH—continue every 1st week through October

Magnum Rose - applied 1 TBS/gal every 2 weeks or 18x,  March 1-October 30—25 lb bag will feed 25 roses---- Buy 4 bags

Better Than Fish & Seaweed Extract - applied with Magnum Rose, 1 TBS/gal as above—-1 gal contains 250 TBS so will feed 16 roses through the growing season — Buy 8 gallons of each, because both seaweed and fish are great for ANYTHING else in your garden and I am sure your garden has more than roses!

(Not to take you down a rabbit hole. But I use Seaweed for foliar feeding and SeaGrow with my Magnum in my liquid feeding (Can Feed))

SeaGrow Seaweed Plant food 16-16-16—1 Tbs gal. 25 lb bag will feed 25 rose throughout the growing season—-Buy 4 bags

START SECOND WEEK OF MARCH—Continue every 2nd week through October

Jump Start 1 qt—applied 1 tsp/gal. New life to old roses, extra boost to new roses, brings triacontanol to encourage new growth and stress resistance.  Add to your gallon of water.—-Buy 4 qt

BioCozyme - 1 qt—-1 tsp/gallon, Compatible with all fertilizers, accelerates NPK biosynthesis, earlier flowering. Alternate with Mag, Better Than Fish and Seaweed---Buy 4 qt

Garden Molasses- applied 1 Tbs/gal every 2 weeks, a sweet carbohydrate plus organic carbon to stimulate growth and microorganism in the soil, helps plants tolerate stress---Buy 4 qt

EZ Wet Soil Penetrant-- Moves water quickly into soil, reduces water loss due to surface evaporation and run off improves distribution of water in the soil, does not need to be watered in.  Use ¼ cup in gallon of water. Buy 4 gallon

START THIRD WEEK OF MARCH—Continue every 3rd week through October

Humic Acid Liquid Concentrate 12%--Improves soil workability, increased aeration and porosity of soil,  increased water holding capacity.  May be applied to soil or applied as a foliar spray. Apply ½ cup per gallon of water.  Buy 4 gallon

Grow Vite 16-4-2--all-purpose fertilizer with chelated iron, zinc, manganese and a special soil penetrant to help ensure these essential nutrients are readily available to the roots and plant foliage.  1 Tbs/gallon. Buy 4 gallon

Alternate with Super Bloomer 15-30-15 bloom booster flower food is tailor-made to turbocharge your garden into a spectacle of vibrant, lush, and healthy flora. 1 Tbs/gallon. Buy 4 gallon, especially recommended for clay or alkaline soils.

EDDHA Iron Chelate 6%—Addresses iron deficiencies. Chelation maintains more iron availability to plants, and so more iron is absorbed by the roses. 1 tsp/gallon. Buy 4 pound

Mycro-Grow- Endo and Ecto Mycorrhaizae Inoculum, Inoculants can be placed under cuttings, blended into potting sols, sprinkled on roots at transplanting for physical contact with roots for successful germination of spores. Buy 1 lb. 

Siphon Mixer- a device that connects to a hose and draws fertilizer via the pickup tube from your own mixing container or bucket. Buy 1

If you are very tired just from reading these recommendations, you might consider buying a miracle grow hose end garden feeder and/or a sump pump for a 30–90-gallon can. I use a Flotec 1/6 HP Submersible Sump 115 v 60Hz 5.0 Amps. I can show you mine and teach you how to use it when you pick up your fertilizer.