GrowSafe Bio-Pesticide, Organic and Natural Miticide, Fungicide and Insecticide (8.5 fl.oz)

I got the small 8.5 oz bottle to test it out because every day I was seeing fresh spots of mildew and either thrips or spider mites (possibly both) and my bottle of insecticidal soap was running low. My plants are in an outdoor greenhouse that is not sealed with insect netting and I'm trying to avoid synthetic pesticides and fungicides if possible. After the first spraying I found only 1-2 spots of mildew and the thrip/mite damage slowed significantly. After the second spraying I haven't seen a spot of mildew since and about 95% of the leaves are totally healthy and thrip/mite free! And since I heard they have great customer service and they spent a lot of time and effort researching it I figured I would write them an email and left my number. They called me back and we talked for a good 20 minutes about my issues, how to use the product best, what it's ok to mix with etc. We talked in detail about thrips too, because the product is not marketed to work vs thrips but in tests they found it was effective in higher concentrations on adult thrips. However, thrips lay their eggs in the soil which means its incredibly difficult to get rid of them for good, and there are many species of thrips and a couple were resistant to it so they couldn't say it works on all thrips. But it can be mixed with some insecticidal soaps and spinosad products (call them and ask about the brand you want to use, they've probably tested it!). Overall I'd say if mildew is your only issue this is hands down the product you need. For mites I don't have the tools to check and know 100% for sure but every black dot I've found so far was dead as a doornail. For thrips its a bit of a mixed bag but that's why they don't put it on the bottle and you should call and ask about your areas species of thrips if you are curious. I'm in central California and we have a lot of species of thrips over here so I'll probably be supplementing this with another product and getting sticky traps. But I'd say for any situation it's good preventative care - you really start to notice the difference after you've sprayed a few times. Some final thoughts for anyone who isn't sold yet: -What other pesticide or fungicide lists 100% of it's ingredients? And do they all sound like something so harmless you might find it in a face cream? GrowSafe is truly safe, I couldn't feel better about using it on my plants -This stuff goes a long way vs mildew so if that's the only reason you're using it you can stretch it pretty thin (1-2%) -If you're comparing it to neem oil and think neem oil is totally safe, do yourself a favor and wiki neem oil and scroll down to 'toxicity'. Neem oil has it's applications, but anywhere near the end of a season it should be kept far away from plants you will ingest in any form -That protective layer they talk about isn't a sales gimmick. You can actually see shiny spots after the first spraying and, eventually, the entire leaf will be a rich healthy green - the plants like it! (and the dead bugs speak for themselves) -Their customer service is outstanding. Seriously, just send an email or give them a call if you have any questions!

I use it all up. I don’t leave it for days to use because I don’t know if he loses its strength so I make just enough for me to use and what I do is I wipe it on I just don’t spray it on because spraying you spots It worked quickly and easily on Mealy bugs and a small colony of aphids bugs on my lemon tree and on my gardenia that are inside The bugs had been some time on my lemon tree and had gone into my gardenia tree and I had to order this product and I wanted to use the same one that I had used prior because it was very good quality and it doesn’t smell and it’s a natural oil. It doesn’t stink and it cleaned the plants beautifully and left a wonderful shine on the leaves It’s good value for the money the size you would think that it would be would be cheaper, but if you have a quality product and you don’t have to use too much of it and you don’t have to use it more than every other week you’re doing very well because you get control of the situation and then I could spray the soil

Pros: -100% effective on the early-detected spider mite and thrip outbreaks I’ve had. (I can’t speak to severe infestations.) -Non-toxic and food safe, so I feel completely comfortable using it and getting it on my hands and whatnot -No smell! -Clear treatment instructions, easy to mix and apply Cons: -Sticky residue is not great. After several applications it starts to build up quite a bit and is difficult to wipe off. -This is my first summer with outdoor plants in the Texas heat, so I can’t say to what extent the product is causing leaf browning vs. the heat, but according to the instructions it can be phytotoxic to plants in high heat. I always apply at night when temp drops into the 80’s, but I think it’s may have still caused some damage. Still, it’s much better than a full-on infestation, or using stinky neem oil!!! Overall I recommend this product and would buy again.