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.
We recommend feeding your rose with our improved David Austin Rose Food which is coated in soybean-based resin. Our advanced formula means that you now only need to feed your rose once a year to encourage strong, healthy growth and abundant flowering.
This formula is a much more environmentally friendly way to look after your rose as it releases nutrients at the optimum time by using soil temperature and moisture levels to understand your rose’s needs, making sure there is no wastage.
In late March/early April, just before the leaves are fully open. Follow immediately with mulching.
Feeding during the summer
If you've used David Austin Controlled Release Rose Food in the spring, your plants are already receiving a balanced mix of essential nutrients tailored for optimal growth. For additional feeding, especially during peak bloom times, you can supplement with tomato feed. This provides an extra boost of potassium, promoting robust blooming and healthy foliage. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully regarding the correct amount and frequency of application, as over-fertilising can be detrimental to the roses.
Step 1Clear the ground under your roseFirstly, 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 2Sprinkle rose food around the base of the roseSprinkle approximately 30g of David Austin 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. For shrub roses apply 30g, for climbing or rambling roses apply 60g.
Step 3Mix the rose food into the soilGently mix the rose food into the surrounding soil using your hand fork.
STEP 4Water your roseIf the ground is dry, water the rose. For best results follow immediately with mulching.
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