Look At The Difference!
| (Left) Rose bush fed with NaturaLawn® of America's Vegetable, Rose, and Bulb Fertilizer. | (Right) Rose Bush fed with Scott's Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Rose Plant Food. |
Study Overview
Rose Bush Fed With NaturaLawn® of America's Vegetable, Rose, and Bulb Fertilizer |
Rose Bush Fed With Scott's Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Rose Plant Food |
Stem width: 1 mm. |
Stem width: 1/2 mm. More leaves, 21 were observed, but they were smaller. Also there were 9 leaves with insect bitings. Rose head measured 7 mm (2") in diameter. Petals were small, very ragged looking. |
Study Timeline:
| A recent monitored study clearly shows that NaturaLawn® of America's Vegetable, Rose, and Bulb Fertilizer prevails over Scott's Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Rose Plant Food. Two rose bushes were purchased, planted, and fertilized at the same time. They received the same amount of sun, shade, wind, and water and were monitored throughout the growing season. Below are the details of our study. |
| May 7, 2004 | Two rose bushes, identical in size and shape, were purchased from a local wholesale warehouse. They received the same amount of light and water in preparation for planting. |
| May 8, 2004 | At 9:00 am, both rose bushes were planted. The temperature recorded was 75 degrees, the humidity was high, and it was a very "buggy" day. Both bushes were planted side by side along the house facing south. Two holes were dug and each hole received fertilizer. The rose bush on the left received 2 tablespoons of NaturaLawn® of America's Vegetable, Rose, and Bulb fertilizer (according to our label instructions.) The rose bush on the right received 1 tablespoon per 1 gallon of water of Scott's Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Rose Plant Food (according to their label instructions.) The holes were then backfilled, a layer of mulch was applied to both, and then watered deeply for about five minutes each. |
| June 3 , 2004 | At 6:00 pm, both plants were fertilized once again, the mulch was removed from around the base, and the soil was scratched lightly. Temperature was approximately 80 degrees and very humid. Two tablespoons of NaturaLawn® of America's Vegetable, Rose, and Bulb Fertilizer was applied to the bush on the left and 1 tablespoon per 1 gallon of water of Scott's Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Rose Plant Food was applied to the bush on the right. Some powdery mildew observed on both was gently tapped off. The mulch was put back around each plant and watered deeply for about five minutes each. |
| July 8, 2004 | At 7:00 pm, the rose bushes were again fertilized with the appropriate amount of fertilizer. The temperature was 85 degrees with low humidity. The soil was scratched lightly prior to the fertilizer application and then the mulch was put back over the plant. Water was applied deeply for about 5 minutes. More powdery mildew was seen at the base of both rose bushes and was lightly tapped off. There was evidence of leaf damage possibly from leaf cutter ants. Both rose buses were also pruned of any dead foliage. |
| July 16, 2004 | At 7:00 am, the two largest roses from each bush were cut and compared. |