Re: Minature Rose

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• Subject: Re: Minature Rose
• From: R* Z* <r*@execulink.com>
• Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 14:47:37 -0500 (EST)

At 01:41 PM 2/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: Ruth Zavitz <rzavitz@execulink.com>
>>>6-30-30 or 12-36-14
>>>
>>>Sydney
>>>Cayucos - Central California Coast
>>>
>>MY Time-Life rose book recommends 5-10-5 for roses so I think your 12-36-14
>>would be the better of the two.
>>
>>Ruth Z

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>I am a rookie. What do these numbers mean ?.
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>.
>" So Far : So Good  "
>leyda@valunet.com
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The first number is the percentage of nitrogen which promotes growth and
keeps the leaves green.  The second is phosphate which promotes flowering
and the third is potassium which helps with seed setting and good cell
structure.

For green plants a fertilizer with the numbers all the same 20-20-20, for
instance, is good.  Choose one with a high middle number for flowering plants. 

Hope this helps.

Ruth Z
Ruth Zavitz                                     
rzavitz@execulink.com                            
Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario

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