http://mynortherngarden.com/2010/03/18/more-on-plant-anti-transpirants/ Sharing experiences and ideas about cold-climate gardening Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:48:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mynortherngarden.com/2010/03/18/more-on-plant-anti-transpirants/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Dirty Girl Gardening Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:46 +0000 http://mynortherngarden.com/?p=2857#comment-961 How very science fictiony!Thanks for the update.... How very science fictiony!Thanks for the update….

]]> http://mynortherngarden.com/2010/03/18/more-on-plant-anti-transpirants/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Mary Schier Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:01:40 +0000 http://mynortherngarden.com/?p=2857#comment-960 Rhonda -- I did hear about this at the PW conference. You must have been there, too. I'm sorry we did not get a chance to meet! I agree that the product has some limitations (they were mentioned in my first post on Vacation), but I can see where someone who has invested a lot of time, creativity and cash in their containers would like to try it. This is my weekend to start seeds -- have you started already? Rhonda — I did hear about this at the PW conference. You must have been there, too. I’m sorry we did not get a chance to meet! I agree that the product has some limitations (they were mentioned in my first post on Vacation), but I can see where someone who has invested a lot of time, creativity and cash in their containers would like to try it. This is my weekend to start seeds — have you started already?

]]> http://mynortherngarden.com/2010/03/18/more-on-plant-anti-transpirants/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Rhonda Fleming Hayes Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:39:12 +0000 http://mynortherngarden.com/?p=2857#comment-959 Hi Mary: Were you at the PW conference where this was promoted and a sample shown? The sample plant was some oregano, so with a slightly-xeric plant, it was hard to see how it worked. It was described as suspended animation. You had to move your plants to a covered area where the rain wouldn't trigger it to stop working. You can only do it once, before the plant stops making cells for the cell wall? That is how it was explained when someone asked if she could do it every weekend when she went to the cabin. At that point, can I recommend plastic flowers! But hey, my last house was planted quite heavily with those. Hi Mary: Were you at the PW conference where this was promoted and a sample shown? The sample plant was some oregano, so with a slightly-xeric plant, it was hard to see how it worked. It was described as suspended animation. You had to move your plants to a covered area where the rain wouldn’t trigger it to stop working. You can only do it once, before the plant stops making cells for the cell wall? That is how it was explained when someone asked if she could do it every weekend when she went to the cabin. At that point, can I recommend plastic flowers! But hey, my last house was planted quite heavily with those.

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