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I am in Ventura, CA.
I use organic fertilizers because I've heard chemical fertilizers kill the worms and/or does not "feed" them. Would appreciate hearing from others about this.
I put a cup of bone meal in the rose hole, then mix equal parts of cottonseed meal/blood meal/organic postassium and mix about 1 cup of that into the top soil that goes around the plant.
This is my first planting venture with roses and I hope I haven't killed them with kindness. I have planted Midas Touch, Blue Skies, Betty White, Mr. Lincoln, Folklore, Pope John Paul, Kordes Speelwark plus several minis. I also planted a lot of dahlias, which I've never had.
I had an established rose garden in Portland Oregon and used the Bayer 3-in-1 (fungicide/insecticide/ferilizer).
I just bought a different brand of systemic insect killer concentrate that is used like Bayer but has nothing else in it.
I scour the internet for everything I can find about roses and dahlias.
