28 - Friday, March 18, 1988 ~ North Shore News

LIFESTYLES

FERTILIZER NEEDED

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THE ROSE has long been a
favorite among garden flowers.
Nero, the Roman Emperor, is said
to have strewn his banquet hall
with rose petals, and Sappho, the
Greek poetess, was the first to call
the rose ‘‘The Queen of Flowers."

Today’s roses still top the list of
garden favorites, and are sturdier
and more free-flowering than ever.
When well-tended, they will pro-
duce an abundance of flowers,
from early summer until frost ar-
rives in the fall.

Most rose growers seem well
aware of the need to spray or dust
regularly. to contro! insects and

diseases; however, few seem to be -

as well aware of the need for an
adequate supply of nutrients.

Roses are heavy feeders, and

they must have fertilizer applied at
certain critical times, if they are to
be vigorous and productive.

A newly planted rose will have
lost a great deal of stem and root
tissue during the harvesting and
planting procedures. For it to
become established quickly and
replace this tissue, it must be well
supplied with nutrients.

As established rose will also
benefit from fertilizer application
when it is pruned in the spring.

Although its root system will
remain undisturbed, the severe
pruning most often required to
remove winter-damaged wood and
to shape the plant must be replaced
with. new. growth. This, too, calis
for an adequate nutrient supply. ~

The rose flower may be cut for
use in an. arrangement. or allowed
to remain for’ its effect in the
garden. In cither case, new growth
is forced .for the development of
: the ‘next flower. Once again, this
forced growth necessitates fertilizer
application.

From the time that a rose has
been cut back until -it flowers
again, some six to eight weeks of
time will have gone by.

To ensure continued vigor and a
quality flower, it is often necessary
to provide another application of
fertilizer when the new flower bud
first becomes visible.

Dry fertilizers can be used for
roses. However, they are difficult
to apply with accuracy and slow to
take. effect. On.the other hand,
water-soluble fertilizers are

predetermined amount; therefore,
there is no danger from burning if
the directions are followed.

Water-soluble fertilizers will not
damage the foliage. In fact, foliar
application is beneficial —
especially so if nutrient deficiencies
are evident. Foliar absorption is
even quicker than that which takes
place through the roots,

For this reason, professional
rose growers often mix water-
soluble fertilizer with spray mate-
tials, unless expressly forbidden on
the pesticide label.

One word of caution must be F)
given with regard to fertilizing
roses. Do not fertilize during the
six weeks prior to frost in cold
regions. This allows the plant to
mature, so that it. will be less
susceptible to winter injury.

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This allows’ quick penetration to -

the roots, as well as rapid absorp-
tion into the plant.
A water soluble fertilizer is easi-

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