Bonide Wilt Stop, 32 oz Concentrated Anti-Transpirant Plant Protector, Long Lasting Effects, Extend the Life of Plants

I like the way it dilutes in the sprayer container, set the sprayer on a really fine mist and this covers a lot of plants very nicely. Don't use a heavy spray, you'll just be putting most of the mix on the ground instead of the leaves. You may not need to mix a full gallon depending on your needs and I'd recommend trying mixing up a half gallon first just to see how far it goes.I use a measuring cup with plain water to determine where to mark the sprayer jug with a permanent marker for water and concentrate amounts, then I can simply pour the correct amounts in every time. do this for half and full gallon mixes and you can save a lot of material by only mixing as much as you need.Leaves a nice waxy shine on the leaves and should protect them for a full winter if applied just before the weather turns really cold.Like the fact that I can leave the concentrate in the garage and don't have to worry if it freezes, doesn't effect the concentrate, just let it thaw out for the next time.

It works!

I thought that for sure this was the better deal price wise for use of this on live plants for winterizing compared to the other product that is for the same thing. However, with this one, you have to use about a 1:5 ratio of product. With the other one that I use, it is a 1:10 ratio. So, I have to use about twice as much product with this one.Also, the other product has almost no smell. This product smells for a couple of days kind of like petroleum. But that fragrance is in fact pine because this is an organic product made from pine which is great!The other thing is that this product still has a slight stickiness after a couple of days. The other one that I use does not.At the 32 ounce size, they both cost about the same so I know which one I will get in that instance.However, at the gallon size, this one is about half the cost. However, you use almost twice as much of this one comparably. So, I am a bit mixed because there is another benefit: I had an issue with mites and thrips. I noticed that after I sprayed my plants with this, they disappeared for more than a week. With the other product, they were away for less than a week.So, hmmmm. I think that this stuff seems to cover the plants more thickly so that means that it would last longer on the plant.I will definitely use up my gallon here that I purchased and then make decisions after that.

Last year, I had to trim all the leaves of my three traveler palms because of severe winter freeze damage. Thinking that they may die and never come back. I tried my hardest to rejuvenate the palms . However, I was still stuck with the dilemma of the following winter freeze. After doing some research, I found this product WILT STOP. The product protected all of my eight different species of palm  trees. 

Several buyers have noted that there is a residue in their sprayers that's difficult to rinse out. I did not have this trouble with this product. There are a few important things to note about mixing it initially1 -- It's important to measure the water you calculate you need into the sprayer FIRST. THEN, slowly add the Wilt Stop Concentrate to the water.2 -- Use warm water, not cold. It shouldn't be hot enough to harm plants but as warm as you think it can be without harming. Remember, that, when sprayed as a mist, it will cool a lot before it hits the leaves.3 -- The product is miscible in water, but perhaps not easily miscible. It's therefore recommended to use a mixer. A paint stirrer that attaches to your electric drill is ideal. I found that mine would not fit the throat of the sprayer, so I emptied the mixture back out into a larger container, power mixed it there, and then poured it back into the sprayer. This mixing is necessary not only to keep any sludge from remaining in the sprayer but also for getting the best results from the antidessicant.After that process, I could see no residue as others have described after applying the product, but it's still there in places you can't see it at first glance. This stuff is very STICKY,4 -- when cleaning out the sprayer, pour about a quart of tap-hot water into the sprayer, agitate and dump out three times. Then pour another quart of hot water into the sprayer, pump it up, place the spray nozzle down a drain, set the control to always-on, and let the sprayer flush that quart of hot, clear water through the hoses and tubing until the pressure drops to atmospheric.FINALLY, I add another pint of hot water, add a good amount of Dawn detergent, mix it, and pump the detergent mixture through the hose and nozzle, followed by a final rinse with hot water.If you're as cheap as I am and if your spouse will allow, disassemble the pump, spray wand, and nozzle and run them through the dishwasher. Without that step, I still found the O-ring in the pump all gunked up with Wilt-Stop residue the following fall.The great results of Wilt-Stop make this cleaning routine worth the hassle, but if it's distasteful, just find a source of inexpensive sprayers and discard after use.Update: My results with Bonide Wilt Stop were just as good as those achieved in past years with the better-known competitor. I saw no evidence of winter burn on my hollies or evergreen shrubs. My landscaper noted in the spring that my hollies were the only ones he'd seen with berries.Fertilize them monthly in the summer and apply a good antidessicant such as Bonide in late fall.

I bought this concentrate because it was a very good value. I used it on cut greens to decorate for Christmas. I had already put my fresh cut Christmas tree up in a stand. All the directions say not to use indoors, but because my tree was in a stand on a tarp, and in front of a large, sunny window, I sprayed it very lightly and opened the window and front door for air flow. There did not appear to be any problems and it did appear to cure. I was very careful about overspray. I repeated the process for the next 3 days or so, spraying very lightly, especially on the areas that seemed probe to drying out. I spray on top of the needles and on the underside as well. When I took my tree down about 3 weeks later, I had hardly any needle loss and the spray appeared to work very well. Obviously doing this outside would have been much better, but since my tree was already up, I gave it a shot. I encountered zero problems. It worked great and I'm glad I did it. Great product.