I use alfalfa meal now. I used to brew the tea but totting all of those buckets around got to be a pain but it really works

Plus it stinks

Isn't there any non-GMO organic alfalfa sold locally? Alfalfa grows pretty easily. Grow some yourself if you have the room!

My poor aching back refused to haul another bucketful. I haven't used alfalfa for a couple years, but think I will just scatter alfalfa hay next time I feel my roses need it. I can get organic at my feed store, but is that important if you're not making rose jelly or rose tea or eating them in some form? I do like to use miniature blooms and buds for garnish once in a while for parties, but they're not eaten.

I make Alfalfa tea every couple of months ,especially when my roses are defoliated from disease . The only brand I use is "Down to earth ". To save my back , I put a plastic container in each rose bed and just scoop the tea with a small pitcher when it is ready .

I'm skeptical. I've tried alfalfa tea, alfalfa pellets, alfalfa hay, composted manure. All these things make me feel better, but I'm not sure I see any different results than if I didn't do it in the first place.

Now - Jobe's Organic Granular Knock Out Rose Plant Food. With THIS I see an overwhelming difference.

Lesli, if you are concerned about the glyphosate residue in alfalfa sprayed with Round Up and that it could potentially weaken your roses, Annie Haven advertises her products are organic. I used her alfalfa tea bags for a few years and loved the convenience and the results. I stopped using it because the heavy buckets became too much for me to carry. Annie Haven Manure/Alfalfa Tea

Karen, can that be used on non knockout roses?

Plus alfalfa is in many many other fertilizers.

Kristine, I used it on all 130+ of my roses. I had the best flush EVER. From now on, I'll use it a few times a year.

I buy Alfalfa pellets in 50lb bags from Tractor Supply for about $12. I don’t always buy the same brand, and it always seems to work great on my roses. It seems easire to me just to scatter it on the ground and scratch it in rather than make tea (plus the dried alfalfa adds organic matter). What is the reasoning behind make a tea?