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Title: Fertiliser for roses...??
Post by: greenscrump on March 26, 2007, 09:25:22
Good morning all, the sun is shining and I have 2 lovely days off work !!!!  ;D (sorry about the gloat those that don't !)

I have a box of rose fertiliser and was wondering if I could use it for other stuff - specifically a lemon tree in a container ?? What do you think?
Title: Re: Fertiliser for roses...??
Post by: Palustris on March 26, 2007, 09:32:37
If this is so called Tonk's Formula Rose fertiliser then it may be used on any shrub which you want to produce flowers.
Title: Re: Fertiliser for roses...??
Post by: greenscrump on March 26, 2007, 09:43:32
Hi Palustris, its called Vitax and is made from poultry manure and a high potash fertiliser derived from sugar beet (so it says on the box!), do you think its the same kind of thing ?
Title: Re: Fertiliser for roses...??
Post by: Barnowl on March 26, 2007, 15:23:30
Don't know if it's relevant because the feed is probably PH neutral, but in case it isn't....

Citrus plants prefer an acidic feed - so much so that we were advised not to water with tap water because it's so alkaline here in London.

Title: Re: Fertiliser for roses...??
Post by: greenscrump on March 26, 2007, 18:00:49
I didn't know  that Barnowl - thanks