I know this is a really an ancient thread but I did want to share my experience with sucrashield with those who care to hear a positive review. I have used this product for about ten years in vegetable consulting and production. The key is using it in connection with a good knock down like pyganic and smother the heck out of the larva with a good oil like oleotrol-I. Sounds like overkill to mix three things together but I use this regularly as a preventive on all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I have had not problems with resistance and as far as I know there has not been one crop failure if this is applied weekly. Better yet is to combine it with a good sticker so the rain does not wash it off. I apply this mixture with a stihl blower mister and cover the plants to runoff. I can go to the garden the same day and harvest if need be. It requires a little more washing but I do not have a harvest interval or dangerous residue to deal with. I keep a ready stock of these three biological insecticides but and when ever this fails I am not afraid to get out the big "synthetic" guns an have at it. I read msds sheets faithfully and observe application rates and re-entry and harvest intervals. I agree fully with some of the observations above that there is a lot of mis-information and dis-information regarding the chemical vs. organic systems of production. I apply both on their legitimate merits and throw the rest away. For me this is all about having a successful vegetable and fruit growing experience and not locking myself into any particular system. I want the healthiest most nutrient dense food I can grow. I also want to promote and steward a healthy and rich growing environment.

Yeah, guess what I got today!! Thank you so much for all you did in organizing and pulling off this swap. You did a tremendous job!!! Hooray!!! The edible treats were greatly enjoyed...by my daughters. I'll enjoy my special treats come Spring! The stickers now adorn my gardening journal and I'm saving my tea for a day of Winter sowing! Thanks! Cherie

Sally Hansen Hand creme in the orange tube is for reducing age spots and aged hands. I don't use it for that purpose. I put it on my feet and heels and it gets rids of the roughness and prickly dead skin after a few uses. Before using this, I was constantly scrapping the dead skin off with that PED thing followed by the sanding paper to smooth the dead skin. Not anymore. This stuff is a keeper. I have to get another tube.

drewem, I don't want to turn this thread into something else, but unfortunately sometimes you don't know about the capabilities of a crew until you work with them, and that can be too late. My first contractor came with rave reviews, I saw pictures that looked good. The person who recommended him said "He can take a sketch from a napkin and build it!" Unfortunately, that was true. The translation of detailed drawings was as loose as if it had been a sketch on a napkin. If you had a vague idea of what you wanted he could build you something nice. He could not, however, follow a plan, or maybe even really read or understand a complete plan. I went for four years without a kitchen unraveling the mess. I definitely think there are some trust issues in this case as well, but generally, not unwarranted.