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Tomato tone for roses?

At my local Walmart , they have a display of new bags of tomato tone on sale for $3.00 a bag . I wonder if it would be suitable for roses? I am terrible at understanding the numbers on the bag, I just buy what is marked for roses and call it good . but for $3, wow that could be a great deal! They do have rose tone from last season ( is it still good ?) for $7.

can you use it on potted roses ? Or just in ground. thanks My lovely garden friends!!



Comments (10)

  • 7 years ago

    Here’s a pic of the bag


  • 7 years ago

    Well, I'm cautious to offer any advice from where I am, but as I understand it, it's a waste of money to use organic fertilizers on pot grown plants, because the potting soil does not contain the micro organisms necessary to break down organic fertilizers so they can be used by the plant.... so for pots I use inorganic fertz. like miracle gro or somesuch… and leave organic stuff for roses in the ground...


    Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked User
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    It is fine for roses, the Espoma "Tones" have similar blends for each product (I use Holly-tone)..

    What Marlorena said about using dry organics in pots, usually not useful, better used on in-ground plants.

    Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked diane_nj 6b/7a
  • 7 years ago

    I would definitely get as many as possible and use them lol. That stuff is expensive.

    Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
  • 7 years ago

    I agree with Marlorena, No plant can use any type of fertilizer until the little people in the soil do their job. Even bonemeal has to take about 6 to 8 months to get to the stage that plants can take it up.

    Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked oldrosarian
  • 7 years ago

    I just have to say this...I know what is written about organics in pots but I use organics in my pots all the time. I grow tons of things in pots. Lots of big tropicals and stuff like brugmansia which are total fertilizer hogs. My potted brugmansia in the orgainc fertilized pots, would not be blooming and setting seed pods if they weren't using the organic fertilizers. They can be neglected in the ground but not in pots. The leaves would remain small and they will literally starve.


    I've been growing them in pots for 15 yrs.

    I've used miracle grow and organics in different pots on the same variety of brugmansias to see the difference. The pots with the organics out bloom and grow more vigorous than the others every time. They are definitely using it. Nice dark jungly green leaves and the leaves even have a stronger scent than the leaves of the regularly fertilized brugmsnsia of the same variety! I can walk by and barely brush the leaves and they are giving off a nice healthy scent that the ones using the regular fertilizers arent.

    My bananas and monsteras in the pots bloom better and fruit faster with the organics.

    I'm not saying everyone will have the same result because I don't know their conditions and soil mixes etc. but for me, there is no doubt my potted plants are using the organics and using them well. It doesnt take them 6 mos either

    My epicactus and other types of jungle cactus went to town when I gave them a little epsoma in their hanging pots. They never bloomed like that before with regular fertilzers.


  • 7 years ago

    What a great deal!!! I’d purchase all that is available! I’ve used Tomato Tone, Holly Tone, and Garden Tone with similar results as Rose Tone. The Walmarts in my area didn’t mark down the fertilizer at the end of the season like they normally do. I need to go check again, though. I’ve had years where my trunk is entirely full of it. I received some odd looks as I push a cart overflowing with fertilizer. I promise it is only for my garden!

    Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked Dave5bWY
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    By all means, stock up! Once my local Lowes all their 32oz Fish Emulsion and Kelp regularily $8.99, on clearance for 50 cents.. I bought ALL OF IT.


    Two years and 90 roses later, I'm still using it.

    Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca thanked BenT (NorCal 9B Sunset 14)
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Thanks everyone!’ I’ll be back to buy at least ten bags. My husband will love that lol . But what a deal !

    Ben your deal is way better than mine ! Wow .

    Thanks for all the info on the pots too. I don’t have any potted but was curious. Much appreciated!

    dave , the entire end cap was full of bags of it . I would check yours ! These were not last years bags . They are this years . New and not dusty, like like last years . They also had seed starting mix for 2.50 a bag, new as well usually around $5 I like for rooting cuttings .