BioAdvanced 701110A All in 1 Rose and Flower Care Granules, 4 Pound

I love this stuff, I use it on my hibiscus, roses, Azalea’s and lilac bush to name a few. It has fungicide insecticide and fertilizer all in one. It controls blight , powdery mildew, and black spot. I usually keep two containers on hand, does not affect the bees and butterflies. I like the granules, easy to use just spread around the base of the plant.

We live in a California wine raising valley about 15 miles north of the bay and about 50 air miles to the ocean with a tidal river. This results in foggy nights mornings, most of the year and high humidity. Great for the wine vines and not that great for roses. There can cause a lot of mildew with roses. The budding season can start in early March and run into late November or early December. This increases the demand on the plants.with a long season. My wife has about 3 dozen roses of all types, and the conditions above made it tough to have thriving plants. Years ago we went to a Rose show with local Master Gardener to discuss the above problems. Several recommended Bayer Advanced 701110 All in One Rose and. besides the regular timing to use if we saw signs of mildew, brown or yellow leaves. So we bought some and started using it as directed. The results have been tremendous with beautiful plants, year round and wonderful roses until the first freeze. This bottle size has enough product (about one capful/plant). We keep it out on a shelf near the roses, and our yard man uses it when he or my wife thinks that it is indicated. We just had a hot July during the days with the cooler damp nights. He added the product at the end of July. We have new growth and new buds on every plant with healthy/dark green leaves/twigs. My wife and the yard guy dead head any brown or yellow leaves. That is it re care with the exception of auto drip everyday instead of every other day due to the heat. They are pruned back at the first freeze. Neighbors, local relatives and out of state friends and relatives can't believe how great our roses look. Our midwest/east coast relatives wait for my first pictures of our great roses every spring to brighten their winter days in spring.

I constantly amend my soil with compost, manure, fungal spores, charcoal etc. and spray my plants with natural pesticides and fungicides. For most of my plants, the natural approach works well. But ROSES? No. They either don’t bloom, or develop powdery mildew or black spot or rust, or are attacked by beetles or aphids. I get one problem under control, only to see something else attack them. It just never stops. I don’t know how anyone grows roses “naturally.” So, after lots of trials of other products, I found this. Okay, the butterflies and bees steer clear (but I have other plants they like!). So, on some level it’s prolly *not the best* . However, with consistent application every 5.5 weeks? No beetles, no aphids, no fungus and beautiful blooms from happy, healthy rose bushes all summer long. And yes, I use it on hybrids, floribunda and climbers. Works well on all. So, i *only* use it on roses & nowhere that I have run-off. Do I feel guilty because it prolly has lots of bad chemicals? I do. But other than giving up on roses entirely, this is the only thing that has ever worked. Highly recommend if you use responsibly.

I’m giving this a 3 star review at the time of application simply because I just applied it yesterday. I’m going to give it a few weeks before coming back to upgrade my review. I’ve planted many rose bushes in my yard hoping for a constant garden of blooms but all I’m getting are blooms here and there and never consistently even with ample watering. I’m hoping this brings the blooms out in droves. Right now all I see is greenery from the 14 or so plants I have planted and invested in . Some have been there for over two years now. Update…. First haul from 5 bushes. Give it two weeks and the blooms will start coming. I’m hoping they will begin to bloom nonstop.

I love this product. It keeps my roses looking beautiful all summer long. I used to have problems with bugs and the leaves would get eaten, and they didn’t grow as well, but this keeps the bugs away and the leaves stay nice and green and I get beautiful blooms all summer long. It has a little bit of a smell, but it’s not noticeable because it’s outside. It’s very easy to put on.