Each product has unique application instructions. Please see the individual Product pages and look under “How to Use.”

Typically, we begin to see results within 30 days as this is a slow release fertilizer. Our products are all natural and therefore it takes a little longer. Organic fertilizers usually contain many plant nutrients in low concentrations. Many of these nutrients have to be converted into inorganic forms by soil bacteria and fungi before plants can use them, so they typically are more slowly released, over time.

A soil test is a great tool to measure a plant’s growing potential. Often, soil nutrients are either lacking or may be in abundance which affect plant health and growth. A soil test is recommended every few growing seasons to establish a baseline of nutrients and other characteristics including pH, soil texture and amount of organic matter. We recommend using the Colorado State University soil lab—normal turn-around time is two weeks. Instructions, pricing and more information can be found on their website. Click on horticultural applications for gardeners.

Mile High Rose Feed uses a unique combination of 6 organic elements – Kelp Meal, Mile-Hi Alfalfa Meal, Meat and Bone Meal, Blood Meal, Fish Meal and Cottonseed Meal. The primary elements used are Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potash.  The secondary elements are Calcium, Magnesium and Sulfur. There are a few trace elements of iron, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, and molybdenum.

Each product has unique application frequency instructions. Please see the individual Product pages and look under “How to Use.”

Organic fertilizers such as manures, compost or bone meal are derived directly from plant or animal sources. Inorganic fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate or ammonium phosphate are often called commercial or synthetic fertilizers, because they go through some manufacturing process, although many of them come from naturally occurring mineral deposits. Since bacteria and fungi have to decompose organic fertilizer before they can be taken up by plants, nutrients are released more slowly, especially during cold weather when soil microbes are not as active. But organic fertilizers have many advantages. With organic fertilizers soil crusting is reduced. Organics may improve water movement into the soil and, in time, add structure to the soil. Organics feed beneficial microbes, thereby making the soil easier to work. Organic fertilizers may cost more than chemical, or inorganic fertilizers, because they are less concentrated, supplying fewer nutrients pound for pound.

We recommend using Mile-Hi Kelp Meal in combination with either Mile-Hi Rose Feed or Mile-Hi Flower & Vegetable Feed.