Insecticide Organic Surround WP 25 Pound Bag

This is an amazing product for gardening. It's a very fine powder almost like baking flour or talcum powder which is mixed with water and sprayed on the plants using a sprayer. It protects the plants and lowers the plants' internal temperature which keeps them healthier. Surround WP is safe for the bees. Surround WP is not a pesticide although I don't think bugs like it. It's more like an irritant for the bugs. Whether Surround WP helps with things like molds and fungus I don't know. I spray the plants with a pesticide on one evening and then the next evening I apply the Surround WP. I use the SEVIN pesticide until the plants start producing buds and flowers at which point I switch over to Organocide 3-In-1. This way I don't think I'm hurting the bees since SEVIN is harmful to bees. Organocide seems to be safe for strong, mature, flowering plants but it killed two of my cucumber seedlings. I have used Surround WP on squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and a few other assorted vegetable plants like egg plant and peppers. I doubt that Surround WP would hurt any type of plant unless it is overused to the point that the plants are coated too thickly with it. I'm getting good results so far including the cucumbers which seem to be susceptible to many insects and fungus. Although even after doing all this I'm having to cut away leaves on the cucumbers which are getting some type of mildew which may be downy mildew. The 25 pound bag of Surround WP will last me a long time for the small garden I work in. I filled up two of those Home Depot plastic containers from this bag. A general recommendation is to use pesticides that are mixed with water and apply it at night. This allows the liquid mixture to dry overnight in the cooler temperatures. This is safer for the plants and also prevents the bees from coming into contact with the wet pesticide. Bees aren't active at night.

This is my first time using this product. I really like it, but it is messy. Afterall basically has the consistency of talcum powder. It mixes well in the sprayer and spray on the trees well. My seller shipped it fast. I had a great eperience with this stuff. I'll use it again early in the season next year.

I bought this directly from the manufacturer to control mites and aphids on my Red Lake Currant Bush and my Akane Apple tree. Although I am religious about pruning them in the winter and doing at least 3 dormant oil sprays until late February, I can't seem to control the rapid proliferation of these pests come spring. Part of the problem is that you must simultaneously destroy the ants as well as they have a symbiotic relationship with aphids, doing everything possible to ensure aphid survival so they can feed off aphid "milk". I can't say I'm fond of this product or that it's effective. Perhaps if it weren't so difficult to apply I'd have better success. But one must use 3 cups (yes, you read that correctly) per gallon of water which means wearing a mask to put in the sprayer which then clogs up. Perhaps an agitator would help? And it does no good to just cover the plant; one must hand turn each leaf to get the UNDER side where the beasties dwell or it's useless. It's super messy too. I manage to get it all over me, the windows, the walkways, etc. And as soon as it rains or you water, you must re-apply. I've had better luck either handpicking the infested leaves and destroying them or spraying with a forceful stream of water. Less messy too. So not sure what to do with the other 20+ pounds of it I have.

Using this on my fruit trees for the first time this year. I was surprised how easy it is to spray and stays on the trees through some recent rain.

Useful as a sunscreen, can't entirely vouch for the pest application but it seems it should do some good smothering pests. Somewhat difficult to handle and apply, chalky consistency requires frequent agitation. Will require some experimentation to get application right, obtaining adequate adherence to surface of fruit a bit of a challenge. But if you are at risk of having your fruit cooked right on the tree/vine, worth a try. My research suggests alternative products containing plain, unprocessed clay, while much cheaper are also less likely to adhere and do an adequate job as they will be much chunkier.

Doesn't work at all. I followed directions. Continuesly clogs the brand new sprayer, covers plants in dropplets, and worst of all, leaf cutter ants chew and walk right thru it. Very messy too.

all good

Surround worked great protecting my zucchini leaves. The 25 lb bag was a little difficult to handle and a smaller size would have been desirable.