I made a mistake. I did not properly test a new product and have paid the price. A number of freshly rooted cuttings and parental stock were affected. The product was an off-brand essential oil spray (clove oil mainly). Despite the fact that I had gotten positive reviews and have used the product before, this time it nuked all the little girls I applied it to.
The mistake I made was not testing the product on my plants. This should be done every time you get a new product, especially a new batch of spray-on product. What I should have done is test the product on a single leaf, or even a single plant. Had I done this I would have noticed the curling of leaves within the day. I would have noticed that the formulation of this batch was not correct. It was too strong or there was some additive that did real damage to the plants. Many plants won’t make it.
This cautionary tale is simple: Any time you get something new to use on your plants or in your soil, always give it a limited test first. Don’t make my mistakes.
Happy Harvests!
— The Lit Farmer —
That’s a lesson I have to learn every once in a while