12 Month Tree and Shrub Protect and Feed, Granules, 4 lb, Insect Killer and Fertilizer & Plant Food

After YEARS!, I mean YEARS of what I learned last year was ‘Scale’ growing on my mum’s Japanese Magnolia Trees (2) (see the pic = YUCK!) I did some research, and learned about this product. Initially, I tried to treat the plant using just diluted Neem Oil spray. Unfortunately, the treatment did more damage than good (when treating w/Neem oil it really has to be diluted or it will burn the plant’s leaves, etc..).. Apparently, all I needed to do was get this stuff, Shake out a bit and scatter it around the base of the trees. The way this product works, is that the product sits at the base of the plant, and when watered, the product then soaks into the ground and the plant then uptakes the product into its system, and when the pests (scale, gnats, aphids, etc..), attack the plant, they basically get a mouth full of YUCK!🤮 and either die or go away. DO NOT USE WHEN RAINING! as the product will not soak into the ground and treat that specific plant, but instead, it will go where ever the water goes and potentially contaminate your garden and any edible plants growing nearby, and you DO NOT want to EAT anything treated by this product! I figured “Meh, Why Not?!” I’ll give it a try at least, at approx. $23USD, it was well worth it to try. Around February, I had my mum (82yo) treat the trees, which consisted of just shaking out the designated amount of product and tossing It around underneath both trees. I stated her age to emphasize that anyone can use this product, it’s that easy to use. By March, both of her Japanese Magnolia trees put out blooms like they had not in YEARS! I mean they were GORGEOUS! We had neighbors comment on how beautiful the trees were. All that, compared to previous years, where both trees were sickly, covered in leaves, but few if any blooms, and almost every joint in the trees had these yellow black ‘lumps’. I now know the ‘lumps’ were ‘scale’, and the black stuff was likely black soot/fungus. We live with some tall trees behind us/on our east side and the trees although located further out in the yard, probably both were infected by the black soot being in the air/drifting on the wind and landing on the trees. But, after this treatment, all GONE! *smiles*😁👍🏼 I HIGHLY RECOMMEND You try this product on ANY “NON-Edible” plant. Do NOT use on ANYTHING You plan to EAT! Because, this product works by your plant up-taking it into the plant itself and distributing it throughout the plant’s roots, stems, leaves, blooms/fruit, etc... Also, You only need to make sure to use this product far enough in advance of Spring/Summer that the plant has time enough to up-take it and distribute it internally. BEST OF ALL, You only need to use this product ONCE every YEAR!! (12mths!) ••••> PRO’s: •••••• • EASY USE - Just Shake it out and distribute it under the plant at the base. • PESTS / Lots! = This product treats a WIDE VARIETY of plant pests and disease(s). • QUANTITY / Lasts! = Depending upon the area/plants you wish to treat, it really only takes a little bit of product. Plus, as You only need to apply the product ONCE YEARLY, a little bit goes a long way, and the container size should last you a long time. • ANNUALLY = You only need to apply this product ONCE YEARLY! • COST = The approx $23 cost is minimal when you consider the quantity you get, along with the amount of product needed to treat a plant, considering all of that, the price is cheap! ••••> CON’s: ••••• • TOXIC = This product is toxic enough that it should NOT be used on ANY plant that produces Edible Produce/Fruit. Because the plant up-takes the product into ALL parts of the plant, the stem, leaves, blooms/fruit, so that anything edible will be full of this toxic product, not edible and toxic if eaten. • CONTAMINATION = MUST be applied to plant at base on a dry day, because otherwise, the product will spread to where ever the water it sits in travels and can potentially contaminate other plants that produce edible fruit/produce, making it in edible or if eaten, potentially poison whomever eats it. • TIMING = Must be applied early enough before Spring/Summer that the plant has time to up-take the product into itself internally and distribute it through out itself. ••••> OVERALL OPINION: ••••• Overall I feel this is a GREAT product to use and try, it worked WONDERS to completely cure two very over run and sickly Japanese Magnolia Trees, which are now producing Gorgeous Blooms! And, I no longer feel bad/guilty, because the trees look so bad/sickly (& I don’t have to worry about the scale spreading to our other plants!!) Unfortunately, I do not have any of the pics from the trees blooming this year, because I waited too long and there has been so much rain, BUT, I’ll try to update with pics next time they bloom, to show you just how gorgeous the tree and blooms are now, all cured, green lush and entirely covered in beautiful purple flowers!😁👍🏼

I had to use this on my Aloe Cacti I brought home from the Outdoor Market that were selling plants and they had rolley polley all in the bottom of the container and where coming out and trying to go to my other plants. So I had to use this right away in the the summer heat to protect my other potted plants and it burned all the bottom leaves , so I am glad I waited before putting it in any of my other new nursery plants and will have to wait until it is cool outside before subjecting them to this hopefully they won't get any bugs until the cooler temps get here. So summer is a definate NO for using this product. Also it has food in it so there is no need to buy food too because it has it in it. But all the bugs are gone and I expect that this product will do what it is supposed to do but you will get some burning, if done right you plants should live and recover. I would give less than the recommended 6 mo dose and I would give it in Sep 15 and March 15 every year. It burned my plant for about two weeks before it quit burning and I would give it a good wash with water if you see it burning so it will get down into the planter or ground and the concentrate dissapates. It works it just a bummer to see your plants get burned from a needed product when they looked good before. Update: It is October now and it is 90 degrees daytime and 60 at night now and I have had no trouble putting this on my Oleander what so ever or my Agave Cacti in small doses at a time. Because of the experience with my Aloe Cacti I have learned it is better to just divy up the portions that I would be giving them in September and in March and take those 2 doses and making it 1 and then dividing it by 6 months and that is what I am feeding the plant every month during the WINTER. That way when spring comes and the bugs hatch outside my plants will be fertilized from the Winter feedings and will stay away from them until it gets to hot for the bugs and I won't have to worry about burning them in the spring when the weather starts turning hot/cold. This way it is in the plants root system. It is just to hot where I live and no shade is cause for disaster. I did use this on a Boxwood and it does not like it at all. The leaves are not dark green anymore and are drying up so it works good on some plants and others it can be sensitive to. Now my Agave is not having any problems with it and it; babies are shooting out from the soil. But I am only giving tsp measurements every month because I don't want to risk burning my plants. As far any tree goes the label does say (not to use) it on a certain tree but I can't remember the name right now. But it definately is hit and miss with this product depending on the plant species lets see what happens after a winter of feeding and see it the bugs stay away in the spring that will be the real test come spring I will let you know then.

I bought this to get rid of white months that were eating one of my shrubs. It worked great! My shrub looks super healthy now and is growing back.

Love this product. It is so easy to use and has saved a lot of my trees. I had a juniper that got something that was turning all of the limbs rust colored. I had to cut it down as it just wasted away, and died very quickly. I have 2 others that started doing the very same thing. That caused me to search for a treatment and I found this wonderful product. You only have to apply it once every 12 months, and it is so easy to use. The junipers showed almost immediate results. Crape myrtles with scale have gotten healthier. All of my trees are doing so well. I gave it 4 stars because the last time I purchased this it was in a 10lb. container for around the same price as 2 4lb. containers. I am not going to return it and order the 10 lb. container because I am needing to complete treatment for this year. Hopefully price will remain the same when I order next year. I will remember to order the larger size and get 2 extra lb. for the same price. Thank you for such a wonderful product!

I believe that it is helping my trees and bushes. In fact, I bought another 10 lbs. My friend, who owns a yard maintenance business recommended this brand. Food and water is the ticket to good plant life. Try this brand, it is easy to apply and only once a year.

Saved my last hemlocks. Wish I tried it sooner.

Worked for my bush that hardly had any leaves. Look at my picture you can see how after 1 month of adding this to my bush so many leaves grew. Had never seen it with so many leaves before. The dark green leaves are the old leaves and the light green ones are the new leaves. Tried it on my dying tree as well and there are small leaves growing all over the place as well but they are so small currently for them to be able to show up on a picture (posted the picture of my tree as it is but will update the picture once the baby leaves grow full size) Update after 3 months see the updated picture. This thing is magic. Even a pine tree I have that almost died because of bagworms took 2 yrs to recover super slow but after adding this product its super dark green and has fully recovered now.

I used to get Magnolia Scale every summer on our Magnolia tree, and was considering removing it. Even though the tree was not dying, the scale produces a sticky sap dripping from the tree which attracts mass quantities of wasps. It was like every wasp in the county was on my tree which is located near our front door. Total game changer and the scale is completely cured. I love that I do not have to spray the tree, and that it only needs to be applied once a season. I put it down before the tree leafs out in like April(near Chicago) Also I put it down under the mulch by digging a trench in a circle around the tree and spreading the granuals in the trench. I use the whole jug, and cover the pesticide with soil and mulch to try to protect animals from coming in contact with it. It then soaks down into the ground with rain water and is taken up by the tree through the roots. Works Great Thanks for reading my review