How to feed a rose

Feeding Roses

Feeding your roses will encourage strong, healthy growth and abundant flowering. It’s a relatively quick and simple task, yet is one of the most beneficial jobs you can do to ensure that your roses are at their most healthy and floriferous when summer arrives.

How to feed a rose

Why feed a rose?

Feeding provides your rose with key nutrients to keep it healthy, allowing it to produce better blooms and resist pests and diseases.

We recommend using a granular feeds are easy to apply as they are simply sprinkled over the soil. They slowly release nutrients over time which the rose absorbs through its roots.

When to feed roses

1st Feed

At the beginning of the growing season, just before the leaves are fully open. Follow immediately with mulching.

2nd Feed*

After the first bloom cycle has finished, to encourage repeat-flowering.

Note: *Once flowering roses only require one feed per season, the first feed.

Follow immediately with mulching.

During the summer, if you've already used a granular rose feed at the beginning of the season and after each flush of flowers, consider supplementing with tomato feed for an extra boost of potassium, which promotes robust blooming and healthy foliage. Follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully to avoid over-fertilising, which can harm your roses.

Step by step guide

Step 1
Clear the ground under your rose

Firstly, ensuring you are wearing your gloves, use your hand fork to remove weeds, old leaves and other debris from the base of your rose.
Step 2
Sprinkle rose food around the base of the rose

Sprinkle approximately rose food around the base of your rose, using the measuring scoop provided. Spread the food evenly around the base of the rose, to the width of the canopy.
Step 3
Mix the rose food into the soil

Gently mix the rose food into the surrounding soil using your hand fork.
STEP 4
Water your rose

If the ground is dry, water the rose. For best results follow immediately with mulching.

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