REVOLUTIONARY SPRAY ON FROST PROTECTION PLUS AN ANTI-TRANSPIRANT (IMPROVED STRESS GUARD for TRANSPLANTING)

Frosts and winter chills are a problem for many gardeners during winter and the more tender plants need protection or losses can occur.

As we have become more adventurous in our gardens and containers, planting more exotic and tropical type plants, protection is needed or else we treat these desired plants as expensive annuals.

Glasshouses offer a degree of frost protection for tender plants but frosts do penetrate the glass doing damage also. A commercial product called ‘VaporGard’ has now been made available to the home gardener and this product has a multitude of uses including as spray-on-frost cloth.

Very simple to use mixing 15 mls per litre of warm water and then sprayed over plants for a good coverage. In cold weather place your bottle of VaporGard into a jug of hot water for about 5 minutes to assist in making the fluid easier to pour. VaporGard is organic and it provides a long lasting (2-3 months, longer in winter) film over the foliage which protects down to –3 degrees C.

New growth requires further applications but as there is very little growth through winter, this is not needed till the spring.

Note; for the full protection that Vaporgard can give against frost and chill damage it takes about 3 days to come into effect.(see below in regards to UV protection)

Putting on frost cloth and taking it off is a chore and more often or not, one either forgets or you get caught out. VaporGard overcomes these problems and becomes an all winter, first line of defense against the chills.

In areas where you have harder frosts than –3 you will still need the extra protection such as the traditional frost cloth (Good quality frost cloth protects down to –5), combine the two together and you will have increased protection. Note, several frosts in a row will result in damage still.

VaporGard has as mentioned a multitude of uses, it can be used to advantage on transplanting seedlings and established plants as it reduces moisture loss though the foliage and thus reduces transplant stress or shock. This factor can be used to great advantage in summer on your container plants when they start to suffer through drying out. Just spray the plants and they will require far less watering. In a glasshouse, or on very hot days in summer, plants such as tomatoes and curbits can droop during the day. At that time they have stopped growing. Just spray with the product to reduce this problem also.

Another interesting aspect is, VaporGard develops a polymerised skin over each spray-droplet which filters out UVA and UVB. Providing a sunscreen for the chlorophyll, which is normally under attack by UV light. This results in a darker green colour of the foliage within a few days of application. The chlorophyll build-up makes the leaf a more efficient food factory producing more carbohydrates, especially glycols giving stress protection from moisture loss and extra fuel for better growth and faster maturity. The film also offers some protection against some fungus diseases. Sprayed on fruit it will give your fruit better colour, reduce splitting problems, increases sugar content and earlier maturity. The picked fruit will store for longer also. This aspect also applies to vegetables, potatoes and pumpkins, sprayed before or after harvest they will keep longer.

Prevents wind burn, sun burn and salt spray

You could also use this for keeping cut flowers longer. A magic product that has uses all year round. A few don'ts through; never put chemicals in the spray mix if using on food crops as the harmful chemical will still be present when you harvest. Safe products such as Neem and Perkfection can still be used. Do not spray blue conifers with VaporGard as it will turn them green for about a year. Otherwise no other problems just advantages.

Note: when bottle is empty pour some warm water into the bottle to get the last approx 5 ml of the product out. Made up spray should be used within 24 hours as it may not keep. Store your VaporGard bottle out of direct sunlight.

DISCLAIMER Garden Enterprises & Information Ltd makes no warranty, representation, or quarantee regarding the information contained herein or the suitability of its products and services for any particular purpose, nor does Garden Enterprises & Information Ltd assume any liability whatsoever arising out of the application or use of any product. The products sold hereunder and any other products sold by Garden Enterprises & Information Ltd have been subject to limited testing and should be used with all due caution and trial testing by purchaser.

Vaporgard is used at 15mls per litre and will last up to 3 months on foliage sprayed.

Stress Guard and Frost Protection are the main uses, see more.

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