Each American Rose Society Endorsed Product has undergone extensive testing by ARS members nationwide over the years, and has been found to be of high quality and a benefit to rose growers and exhibitors. I include them here by way of my own recommendation for roses.
Edibles is another discussion.
ARS recommends only these products
Miracle-Gro Plant Food
Miracle-Gro water soluble plant food is the easiest way to feed your whole garden through the roots. Instantly feeds through the leaves as a foliar fertilizer.
Ideal for all rose plants, perennials, annual flowers, vegetables in all soil and water conditions.
Safe for all plants, won’t burn when used as directed. Works in their hose-end sprayer also.
Available in granular 8 oz or 5 lb with a scoop.
Takes the guesswork out of application with three systematic products in one – fertilizer, insect control and disease control.
It protects against adult Japanese Beetles, Aphids and other listed pests, and also against Black Spot, Powdery Mildew, Rust and Southern Blight.
Rainproof granule or liquid concentrate options
(no spraying required).
BioAdvanced All-In-One Rose Care
4-lb. dry granules or 32/64 oz concentrates
Miracle-Gro Garden Soil for Roses
1 CF & 2 CF bags
Ready to grow bigger, more beautiful roses?
Trust Miracle-Gro® Garden Soil Roses. Enriched with their continuous release plant food, this soil will stay feeding for up to 3 months.
Meanwhile, Moisture Control® technology protects plants against over- and under-watering.
Get more blooms and more color with a plant food soil. Get more blooms and more color with plant food soil.
Garden Soil Trees & Shrubs is enriched with continuous release plant food, and it will feed trees and shrubs for up to 3 months.
It’s even fortified with phosphorus and iron to build strong roots and prevent leaves from yellowing.
Plus, Moisture Control® technology protects against over- and under-watering so you can have bigger, more beautiful deciduous, evergreen and flowering trees and shrubs.
Miracle-Gro Soil for Trees & Shrubs
Available in 1.5 CF bags
Mills Magic Rose Mix
Available in 5, 10, 20, and 40 lb bags
Mills Magic Rose Mix is a 100% natural product formulated and developed by Ted Mills, accredited Consulting Rosarian and Rose Show Judge of the American Rose Society.
This product is a combination of alfalfa meal, fish meal, steamed bone meal, cottonseed meal, blood meal, activated sludge, and an organic compost activator.
NPK analysis is 6-5-1.
ORDER DIRECT FROM MILLS. SHIPPING IS INCLUDED IN ALL 48 CONTINENTAL U.S. STATES.
Mills EasyFeed is an accelerated flowering formula that provides both organic and non-organic nutrients to your plants.
It is a combination of Epsom Salts, sequestrine chelated iron, soluble seaweed extract, fish solubles, urea, and other fertilizers.
The following is for one 20-10-6 feeding:
| 2# will feed 64 roses | 5# will feed 160 roses | |
| 10# will feed 320 roses | …. | 20# will feed 640 roses |
SHIPPING IS INCLUDED IN ALL 48 CONTINENTAL U.S. STATES.
Mills Easy Feed
Mills EasyFeed comes in two handy water soluble formulas —
Dry = 20-10-6 Liquid = 14-6-4.
ORDER DIRECT FROM MILLS.
