If you want multiple flushes in your rose, don't forget to fertilize and prune. Roses are heavy feeders, so you'll want to fertilize them at least once a month throughout the growing Organic Farming Reliant on Synthetic Nitrogen Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources Washington State University GreenAll 435 Sure Start Pre Plant Fertilizer 5 20 10 5lb I promise to plant kisses like seeds on your body, so in time you can grow to love yourself as I love you. (Tyler Knott Gregson)