General Discussion & Chat: Using bone meal with bulbs, 1 by springlover

springlover wrote:
Just read the thread about Alfalfa. My rose "lady", recommends it highly, and the winter mulch she applies is horse manure, who were fed with alfalfa. I too, use it as a "sprinkle" fertilizer along with Epsom salts first thing in the spring. For the past 5 years, my roses have been mulched with this, so as it degrades into my soil, my roses get better and better.
BTW, if you can't find alfalfa at a "seed and feed" store, check out the big pet stores. You can get it in all forms there!

The picture below is of St. Swithin, a David Austin rose.