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Originally Posted by hammer (Post 92987)

Maybe i missed what im going to ask but i wonder the long term sideeffects to the plant . and would it be safe to eat the bananas.

Why you don't want to eat toxic fruit:)? I'm not so sure either. My bananas don't really need protection and was planning on using it on tender palms and flowers. I would spray the bananas but am worried about toxicity. Eve though the product is only slightly toxic

Is it still possible to buy Freeze Pruf? I have a friend who has a company in Holland who wants to buy it. But the University of Alabama is not responding to his emails. Perhaps there is another email adres he can send his mails to?

The website of the company is Exogarden.nl, winterharde palmzaden en andere exotische zaden.

He wants to sell the product in his online shop. This could be the breakthrough for this product in Europe then. If it works.

So if anybody knows who I can contact please let me know.

Greetz El Manolo

I gave their stats yesterday to my friend. So he's going to try it with them now.

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Originally Posted by El Manolo (Post 94801)

I gave their stats yesterday to my friend. So he's going to try it with them now.

Any luck yet?

Nope sorry still nothing. My guess is they first want to see if the product works for Amerika cause the production rate is still low. If it works enough I think they'll boost up the production and will concentrate more on export.

So IMO we'll have to wait another year.

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Originally Posted by El Manolo (Post 98510)

Yes I guess that's the case. For me the time when nighttime freezes are a possibility has started now so would love to try it since there shouldn't be daytime freezes for another two or so months. If somehow you manage to get some to europe, holler at me!

I stumbled across this stuff at stokes tropicals while shopping for frost blankets. $110 inc. shipping to CA for a gallon of concentrate, more than five times the price anticipated earlier is the forum. If anyone finds it cheaper online, please share the info. I'm definitely going to try this on my plants. Frost is only occasionally here, but still a deadly threat to Banana's. I'm also curious as to how well it will work on a ferns more delicate foliage, or if it may harm them.

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Originally Posted by exovetek (Post 108995)

Yes, I agree 100 dollars is a LOT for a gallon of concentrate. Especially in this economy. Therefore, I am not going to use it until I need it, which is in December most likely. If anyone finds a coupon or another place online please let us know. Or better yet, how to make our own

I have been given a litre of this to try out, an American friend now living in the UK but also with an address in America shipped some to himself and he kindly passed some on to me.
I wanted to test Freezepruf on a few different palms and plants and hoped to test good sized Ensete ventricosum and ventricosum 'maurellii' both are at the moment unkeepable outside here in the UK.
I mixed up half of the bottle at one part Freezepruf to three parts water in a large pump up sprayer bottle and wanted to get an early coating to enhance the systemic action of the product, hard frosts here are about another month away maybe a bit longer.

I treated a few palms and soon realised that the mix doesnt go too far so I needed a rethink, feather palms such as a Phoenix reclinata and a Lytocaryum weddellianum would have been a great test but the wastage was too great.
As this product needs recoating every 4 to 6 weeks then it was obvious that I was going to run out before my second application.

Unfortunately I now realise that the Ensetes are just too big to experiment with and Im now down to testing a Philodendron selloum, a small Musa zebrina and hopefuly a small Lytocaryum.

I dont think my tests will carry much wieght now as Ill have to be more economical than I would have wanted to be.
The best test I can do of interest on this board is the Musa zebrina, I have 2 small plants next to each other so Ill treat one and leave the other.
I doubt either will make it through winter but I can see how much longer (if any) that the treated zebrina lasts.

My first impression of this product is that the cost is likely to out wiegh the benefits, maybe to use on a specimen palm/plant/banana but for general use around the garden then it just doesnt go far enough, maybe a big seller when the price drops or someone gets hold of the ingredients and makes a similar product.

It will be interesting to hear reports from those trying this product properly in quantity and what effects can be gained from different strength mixes.

(I dont normally do smilies but as this is my first post then :nanadrink:) :ha:

YouTube - After the freeze
It seemed to help my bamboo more than my bananas.
it got 26.2 here in Baytown Tx.

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Originally Posted by applied (Post 113006)

YouTube - After the freeze
It seemed to help my bamboo more than my bananas.
it got 26.2 here in Baytown Tx.

ugh... looks like it didn't work at all......... Did you apply to the bottom of the leaf too?

I did spray under the leaves but maybe not enough. I did take pups from all my bananas and put them in my greenhouse.

I tried to spray some of my stuff. I have some Ice Creams that are just towering. No way I can spray them so I am just going to let nature take its couse

Applied, hey good to see you on here! It got down to 28 here in Pearland and boy do my bananas look sad! Your bamboo should pull through, I'd think- or were these more tropical types?

Some of the tropicals that where hurt, Dendrocalamus strictus, Dendrocalamus asper 'Betung Hitam' and Gigantochloa atroviolacia- Tropical Black Bamboo. I think they may loose some leaves but will be ok.
As far as the bananas go, the Musa Thai Black has held up fairly well, my
Musa 'African Red' and Ensete maurelii suffered the most. The Pseudostems:bed: seem to be ok. Hopefully they will recover. I think the freezepruf my have saved some of the plants from a sure death. Time will tell. Hope to see you at Mercer soon.

My experience Freeze Pruf is garbage. Total snake oil. Best thing to do is A. Move to a warmer climate, or B. Use an actual heater like propane etc on your frost nights. (assuming you live in a borderline climate)