Save your egg shells and once you have a bunch, crush them up and dig them into the roots of your rose bushes.
You could also save the water from boiled eggs, or soak egg shells in water, then water the roses with that enriched water.
African violets love this stuff too.
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25 May 2007 at 4:37 pm
If you’re talking about the calcium in the egg shells, there’s a lot of years of decompostion before it will be available to the roses. You’ll get better results faster by using compost and liquid seaweed or fish emulsion to boost performance organically.
26 May 2007 at 2:26 am
Years?! Oh my! Thanks for the info Doug :).
01 Jun 2007 at 11:17 am
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30 Jun 2008 at 11:54 am
Another great way to boost your roses is with banana skins. Toss them in a plastic bag in the freezer. Once a month (or as much as once a week, depending on how much work you want to put in), take out two or three banana peels and pop them in the blender with a cup of water. Pour the resulting puree around the base of your rose bushes. Work it into the soil (doesn’t have to be very deep). The rose bushes will benefit from the extra potassium, and as an added bonus, it helps deter aphids.