I live in MA and would like to know if any of the reviewers have used the Plant Protector Bags?
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I have used them for frost protection, and they have worked well. Except last year was an exceptionally heavy frost and they did not save the plants. Since i live in Southern California, that was probably a mild frost by MA standards!
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This is the review I put on Ace Hardware website as I did not know where else to write. I still have them listed on craigslist and if you are interested I will give you a great deal! They do not hold up if it freezes, only fir above 20 or something.....they would only be good for heavy rain or winds, but forget about it if it actually freezes. The company refused to give me my money back. I live in North Florida and we have light freezes. Bought 12 of these bags for all my new plants and everything froze. We only have one or maybe 2 times a year we get a freeze and I lost all my new small fruite trees and bushes. We spent hundreds of dollars and two hours covering them when we saw the weather report to loose everything. They claim it got too cold and the bags only cover to 32 degrees. Tell me, who covers plants unless it is going to freeze. Do not waste your money as they will not stand behind their product.
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Depends on what you plan to use them for. I have used them several times when there were frost warnings here. They have very nice drawstrings and are easy to install and remove. For my needs they are perfect. However I live in Ft Lauderdale area and MA has much colder temperatures so can't vouch for freeze conditions. JR
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We live in Vegas but had some below freezing nights last winter. We used the plant protectors on our rose bushes and they did very well. We like that you can open the top and let the sun reach the plants on warm days without taking the cover off.
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I have used the Foodsaver bags without any problems. I prefer the VacMaster or Cabelas bags better.
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No, I've had no moisture problems whatsoever, but I should also say that I live in a VERY dry area of northern CA & have used (one of the 2 bags I bought) only since early February of 2014, or about 3 months.
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I am allergic to dust mites and more and I'm still using the bag that came with the Eureka and have not experienced any issues. I also purchased a package of 9 Envirocaire Microfiltration vacuum bags "Eureka Allergy Micro Lined Vacuum F&G; Bags" as purchased on Amazon at the same time to use which should be even better. (I use the Envirocaire cloth HEPA bags in my older canister vac and they are good quality brand).
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They claim 5,000 sq ft on the bag, I got more like 1,500 - 2,000 using a Scotts Edge guard spreader set a bit lower than recommended. Pretty typical, all of these companies over estimate coverage on the bag.
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I have not had a problem with them and I received my initial order a couple of months ago. One bag did break, but it was due to my own stupidity and I piled a bunch of heavy stuff on top of a sealed bag stuffed full of coleslaw (overstuffed). I would purchase again.
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I've used the flower pouches for many years. Never tried the seeds, mainly because seeds are so unpredictable. Some so well, some never sprout. I use small plants to start my plant bag. By small I mean get the smallest cup on the roots as possible. Begonias do very well in the bags. They are my favorite actually. Petunias do well but tend to get "leggy" and not so showy. Just water, and feed, the Begonias and they will out do themselves. Best wishes.
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Actually, I do both. I protect the perimeter to keep them from coming in, and as an added precaution, around the plants. They really liked the black eyed susans and this kept them away from it. My only problem, reapply after a heavy rainfall. Can't really expect the product to last forever outdoors in our climate.
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http://www.albaneseconfectionery.com/ (855) 272-3227 is their number. I've been there a couple times and they are super nice. I'm pretty sure they'd be fine, though. I've eaten a bag that was a year old and they were still great, but not quite as melt in your mouth soft.
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Sorry, I threw away the bag already... Try to contact the company directly to be on the safe side.
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I have had these bags for two years there is an american division http://www.bestemusa.com/About-Bestem_ep_7.html not sure were thr bags are made but for the price pretty good deal
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I think they would cover a fairly large tomato plant .I am not sure what they are made out of but they did protect two southern azalea plants through a Maine winter .
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I order a box of the larger bags by mistake and returned them. Not sure if Amazon still has them, but I'd look, since they had them not long ago.
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I mostly use Lansinoh bags and it works just fine no problems. I have used medella bags as well and seems not to be a problem. I just lift them from the top, sometimes they stick together a little, but not enough to tear bags or anything. Good buy for the price.
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It is the reason I looked into and purchased them. The national brand of zip-type top bags claim their bags are biodegradable, but I felt paper bags would be more so; so, I tried them.
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Christopher, I asked a professional Gardner yesterday about the horizon-horizon. He said his crew uses the Tomita brand. It does the job for them. Decided to add this on to my former reply. Good luck.
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There is no fine print on the bags or packaging, so it's hard to say. The bags themselves come from a company called Gold Medal Products in Cincinnati, OH. Perhaps they can help you. http://www.gmpopcorn.com