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Rootblast - Question

lovesallanimals — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:59:42 GMT

Does anyone use Rootblast and is it really as good as they say? Do you use this in conjunction with manure in the soil and feeding during the spring and summer? It seems that all you have to do is use this once and that is it. I know roses are heavy feeders so I was wondering what I should do.

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GCR18 — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 02:29:58 GMT

I've been using it for years. I have flowering bushes and potted annuals. Around Memorial day, I sprinkle some on and that's it. I use nothing else.

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SXMGirl — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:20:16 GMT

I use it whenever I can get it. It sells out fast.

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phoenixbrd — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:15:26 GMT

Thanks for mentioning this....I'm going to check it out for my rose garden. Use in the spring?

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pupwhipped — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:59:33 GMT

I've really only used it for my annual container plants that I do in late spring. I LOVE IT! Oh wait, we also do put it in a small annual bed. The first time I used it was about four years ago and I definitely saw a big improvement in my plants. It was noticeable and now I will not be without it. I can't comment on using it on roses or any other in ground established plants, though. I order the BIG tub when QVC has free shipping. I was told by the company it will last virtually forever in the container as long as it does not get wet.

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BirkiLady — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:30:33 GMT

YES! It's great for any type of plant or shrub. Annual or periennal. I've been using Root Blast for many years. That's all I use. Although my lawn service may sometimes get some of their fertilizer on my shrubs, they never get anything on my potted plants. Everything is always growing like crazy and in full bloom until a heavy frost/freeze.

Best of all, it is easy to use! No mess. No mixing with water. Nothing heavy to carry around and pour over plants. It's the best. I keep it in my garage 365 for several years until I run out and need to re-order. Doesn't deteriorate. Worth the money!

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lovesallanimals — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:56:52 GMT

Wow - this sounds amazing. Does it also work on tomatoes (I only use organic soil, etc.), from what they said in the presentation, it seems to be a natural product (not like Miracle Grow which I do not use on my vegetables).

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Eileen in Virginia — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:07:15 GMT

I’ve used it for years in the flowering plants I pot each Spring. A little scoop goes a long way. If I have a plant that’s survived the Winter, I clear out the old leaves and other junk, then sprinkle a scoop of Rootblast around it. The last time I bought it, I got the 10 pound bucket - it doesn’t have an expiration date. I should add that I use MiracleGro potting soil as the base before adding the Rootblast. They’re a Dynamic Duo! If it’s been a really hot Summer that requires frequent watering (sometimes I have to water my plants twice a day in extreme heat), I’ll hit them with another scoop of Rootblast later on. I’ve bought it on both QVC and Amazon.

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GinaV24 — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:29:47 GMT

I bought this for the first time last year and it is great! I had some potted ivy that had really gotten leggy and I had repotted it and added rootblast to the pots. It looks better than ever, very thick and lush. I plan to use it on all my potted plants in the spring.

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GinaV24 — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:30:46 GMT

@BirkiLady yes the no mixing is one of the best things about it.

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JustJazzmom — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:21:36 GMT

I went on the Rootblast website & from their FAQs was this:

Q: What is the product's Composition / What does it contain?

A: It contains 2% nitrogen, 1% phosphate, 2% soluble potash and a proprietary formulation of over a DOZEN major and minor micronutrients. NOTE: The range between beneficial and harmful amounts of trace elements is very narrow. Do not mix ROOTBLAST® with other fertilizers or amended soils or mixes.

So it is a 2:1:2 of NPK.

@phoenixbrd I wouldn’t use this on your roses. Roses need much more nitrogen & phosphorus than this product offers during their growing season. They need something like Espoma Rose Tone which has a 4:3:2 ratio which is applied monthly during the growing season (in my area [hardiness zone 7] from end of April to the end of August).

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lovesallanimals — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:47:50 GMT

JustJazzmom: Thank you so much. You are always so informative and helpful. I live on the East Coast and have used he Esponosa, the stuff from Cottage Farms, Miracle Grow for roses, nothing seems to make a difference. I put down manure around the plants in the spring along with some additional soil. I don't know what I am doing wrong but my roses grow ok but not like they show in the ads.

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JustJazzmom — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:20:16 GMT

@lovesallanimals Are the blooms small? When it’s early spring, are you removing the winter damaged canes/stems to where they are the diameter size of a pencil? Sometimes depending on the Rose, if the smaller than pencil stems remain, the roses are smaller.

Also with extreme heat waves even with properly watering, the flowers can be smaller than normal.

Many of my roses look the best with the first flush (our area around early to mid June & again by September when the temps start to cool down). I find during the summer that they bloom, but not as spectacularly as that very first flush. I’m just happy that most of my roses now have very little disease setting in early sumner. I start to see blackspot & anthracnose in late August & that is on certain roses.

When I had mostly English roses, they got a lot of blackspot & of course leaf drop. I have switched now to mostly Kordes roses & the majority of my roses are now fragrant.

I only have 2 remaining of English roses — orange Pat Austin & apricot Tamora. Tamora will be dug out this spring & sold at a plant sale like those other roses I had & replaced with a Kordes Cubana rose — apricot & fragrant.

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lovesallanimals — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:17:47 GMT

JustJazzmom: My roses seem to be like yours so I guess I am not doing anything wrong but am at the mercy of the weather. Our roses grow very lush and beautiful in May/June but as soon as the heat arrives in July and Aug. they seem to stop. Black spot appears (especially if we get a lot of rain and especially if it rains at night). As you mentioned, we had no luck with the English Roses. They would just not grow fully. So I will try my best but as with everything in the garden, no matter how much tlc we give the plants and vegies, we are still at the mercy of the weather. I just cannot wait for the end of May so I can plant our tomatoes!