'Feed roses three kitchen scraps to keep them blooming all summer'

Roses are currently in full bloom, painting gardens vibrant with summer's arrival. However, if you want to keep your flowers looking healthier and more radiant, it's recommended that you use a suitable fertiliser.

Choosing the right time to fertilise your roses is crucial; early-July is ideal, because of its spot in the middle of their blooming season which ensures flower enhancement and resilience against heat, thanks to replenishing nutrients.

However, investing in store-bought rose booster isnt necessary according to Kelly, a gardening enthusiast and founder of My Soulful Home. Instead, Kelly recommends using simple kitchen waste.

Kelly advises: "Want a lush and lovely garden without spending a dime on fertiliser, slug protection and compost? Well, have a banana, an egg and a cup of coffee for breakfast."

While it may sound strange at first, creating a homemade fertiliser from by-products like banana peels, coffee grounds, and eggshells can supply roses with necessary nutrients while simultaneously ensuring longer-lasting blooms, reports the Express.

Why should you consider making a homemade fertiliser for roses?

Being rich in plant-essential minerals such as phosphorus and potassium, bananas not only aid in plant growth but also enhance the quality of rose flowers.

As Kelly elaborates: "Banana peels add phosphorus and potassium to the soil. Both are essential to a healthy plant. Potassium is responsible for the formation of new flower buds."

"Your roses in particular will want a bunch of bananas and you will want a bunch of rose buds."

Egg shells, rich in calcium which aids in preventing diseases such as blossom and strengthens the overall structure of the plant, are a brilliant resource.

Coffee grounds provide roses with nitrogen, a crucial element for the foliage growth and overall health of the plant.

This homemade fertiliser will primarily strengthen roses by supplying important nutrients, and it also serves as an effective deterrent to slugs, which dislike both the robust smell of coffee and its texture.

Kelly mentioned: "Sprinkling the grinds on top of the soil may also deter slugs and snails...[they] don't like the feeling of sliding over the grinds."

Here is how you can create a homemade fertiliser for roses:.

Collect your leftover banana peels and coffee grounds in one container.

Ensure that egg shells are cleaned thoroughly from any yolk remnants, and later place them in a separate container for drying.

Once dried, grind the egg shells into small pieces and add the majority of them into the container containing banana peels and coffee grounds.

Reserve some of the eggshells to sprinkle around your roses as slugs will not crawl over the sharp edges.

Finally, store the fertiliser in a ziplock bag and keep it refrigerated until use. Bury this homemade concoction near the roots of your rose bushes to nourish them.

Kelly stated: "My secret garden tips are to cut up the peel, crush the shells, scoop together the grinds and work all three into the soil under and around your plants."

"Toss the secret trio into a container before you mix in the planting soil. Each will act as a slow-release fertiliser, pest deterrent and soil amendment."

Meanwhile, as with any fertiliser, gardeners should be mindful that over-fertilising roses can result in excessive foliage growth. This could drain energy away from flower growth, leading to weaker blooms or less healthy plants.

To avoid such issues, it is recommended to apply this homemade fertiliser only once in midsummer, thereby enhancing blossoms, and then keep an eye on roses afterwards.

This simple fertiliser is a top-notch way to reduce food waste and save some money on gardening supplies while promoting bigger, healthier and more abundant rose flowers this summer.