Question: Is there a one-step process available that will allow me to fertilize my flowers and protect them from diseases and insects at the same time?

Answer: You might be suspicious of a doctor who offered you one medicine to give you nutrition, eliminate a headache, cure a case of the flu and fight infection in an open wound. The same should be true for a fertilizer and cure-all for plants! It's usually best to start your pest management efforts using cultural methods, such as removing affected leaves and disposing of them. It's always best to identify the cause of any problem before trying to treat it, then choose the most appropriate product. Otherwise, you will be wasting money and adding unnecessary pesticides (organic or otherwise) to your landscape. Fertilizing is a separate operation altogether from pest and disease control efforts, and the timing may or may not coincide with pest management strategies.