I just got in on the last Messenger Coop and I'm curious to see how immature plants react to it. I know Nery has done experimenting with established clematis with some pretty amazing results. I wonder if Messenger would help speed up the root growth. Anyone else using Messenger on clematis?
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I have sprayed Clematis foliage with Messenger, but haven't watered Messenger directly into the soil. It's definitely worth a try.
I think that Messenger is actually supposed to be used as a foliar spray, that's the way it's absorbed by the plant best. I don't think watering it into the soil would be bad for the plant in any way, but I think you get more bang for the buck by spraying it onto the leaves.
Well, I don't know about clematis, but... I have some 4 Ipomoea Platenses that had never bloomed in three years, also one is from cuttings that rooted two years ago. Believe it or not, three out of the four have buds on them. I started using messenger and mighty plant about three weeks ago. I don't know if they were programed to bloom anyway, but this is the first time that they bloom for me and one bud is about to open tomorrow. I will post a photo of the flower.
Amazing.. Also, the Sago Palm and Cardboard Palm both have about 6 to 8 new fronds. I've sprayed everything that I could with the mixes in the past few weeks. This is the first time that 6/8 fronds appear on any of my palms. Several things have bloomed.
I've even used the sprays on my cactus/succulents, but do not see any results yet. The tomatos on the other hand got burned some and turned brown at the tips on a couple of plants, maybe I put too much, but, they also had lots of buds too.
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I've heard of some leaf burning. Someone used it on African Violets and had that problem. However, the overall results were good and the AVs recovered quickly. I've heard that you don't need to do the entire plant, just the top half. At least that was my interpretation. Have also heard that anything that falls on the ground is just a waste. I wouldn't use it as a drench.