NATURAL FERTILISERS FOR ROSES

Roses I believe are one of the most exquisite flowers ever grown. They come in a variety of colours from red, pink, yellow, orange and a lot of mixed colours. My mother had the biggest garden I had ever seen as a child and the one thing I always remember her telling me was that roses must be well watered especially for the first few months and to make sure we water them well through the first 2 summers. Roses really need good regular deep watering. We always water our roses in the mornings as that is best to stop fungal diseases and flower damage. My father worked at a mill and always brought home a load of sawdust for mum to put under her plants as snails did not like it as they use to stick to it and it prevented them from getting to the plant. Now I will share with you some natural fertilisers for your roses.

TEA LEAVES NATURAL FERTILISER FOR ROSES - Tea leaves are a great fertiliser for your garden. Tea leaves are especially good for many plants besides roses such as azaleas, violets, hydrangeas, parsley and passionfruit. I always keep a container on our sink and when we have a pot of tea I empty the tea leaves into it and at the end of the day I take them out and loosen the soil and sprinkle the tea leaves around the base of the roses.

BANANA SKIN NATURAL FERTILISER FOR ROSES - If you are a big eater of bananas like my family well put the banana skins to good use as they are great flower fertiliser. Collect your banana skins and at the end of the day loosen the soil around your roses and just place the skins just below the surface of the soil. The banana skins rot quickly and they supply silica, sodium, calcium, sulphur, magnesium and phosphorus to enrich your soil where your roses are growing which makes the banana peels good fertiliser.

COFFEE GROUNDS NATURAL FERTILISER FOR ROSES - One of the great fertilisers for your garden is your coffee grounds. Save the coffee grounds from your percolater or plunger and loosen the dirt around your rose bushes and spread the coffee grounds into the soil. The coffee grounds are high in nitrogen and are particularly effective as fertiliser for your rose bushes.