kaolin clay garden spray Team Grow Armor — Organic Crop Protectant (Kaolin Clay)

Shield Your Garden Crops with Armor

Team Grow Armor is a foliar-applied crop protectant made from kaolin clay that forms a protective coating to help reduce sunburn/sunscald stress and help deter insect feeding and egg-laying on your plants and developing fruit.

What Armor Helps With

• Sunburn & Sunscald Stress: Helps reduce sun stress during intense summer heat and temperature swings (especially on crops like tomatoes).
• Fruit Pest Pressure: Helps deter insect feeding and egg-laying on developing fruit—especially plum curculio.
• Common Garden Pests: Also helps deter pests such as cucumber beetle (cucumbers), squash vine borer (squash/pumpkin/zucchini), plus stink bugs, thrips, aphids, mites, leafhoppers, caterpillars, beetles, whiteflies, and scale.
• Seasonal Tree Protection: Can also support fruit trees with protection from winter sun scald.

Best For

• Backyard growers who want extra protection during hot, bright summer weather.
• Backyard orchards and fruit tree growers are dealing with plum curculio pressure during fruit development.
• Gardeners growing cucumbers where cucumber beetles are a recurring issue.
• Squash, pumpkin, and zucchini growers who are looking to help deter pressure from squash vine borer and other pests.
• Organic-minded gardeners who want a protectant made with all organic ingredients.

Choose Your Size / Format

• 2 lb Bag (Powder): Provides approximately 5–8 one-gallon applications depending on mixture density (2–3 cups per gallon).
  Perfect for the backyard grower or backyard orchard.
• 1 lb Bag (Powder): A smaller powder option for lighter seasonal use or fewer plants.
  Great for small-to-medium gardens that still want mix-your-own flexibility.
• 23 oz Ready-to-Use (RTU) Bottle: No mixing—grab and spray for fast coverage and convenience.
  Perfect for a smaller garden, patio grower, or a few dwarf fruit trees.

Use On

Fruit Trees

Apple, Pear, Plum, Peach, Nectarine, Cherry — and other trees/crops impacted by plum curculio.

Garden Crops

Tomato (sun stress support in hot summer heat), Cucumber (cucumber beetle pressure), Squash, Pumpkin, Zucchini (squash vine borer pressure), and more.

How to Use Armor

1. Mix: Mix 2 or 3 cups per gallon of water and shake.
2. Spray: Spray evenly on selected leaves, stems, and fruits.
3. Reapply: Reapply every 2–4 weeks, after rain, or as needed.

Which Rate Should You Use?

• 2 cups per gallon: Apply to leaves and stems to help reduce sunburn/sunscald stress during intense sun and temperature swings.
• 3 cups per gallon: Apply directly to developing fruit to help deter insect feeding and egg-laying—especially plum curculio.

FAQs

1) What is Armor?

Armor is a foliar-applied crop protectant made from kaolin clay that forms a protective coating on plant surfaces.

2) When should I use 2 cups vs 3 cups per gallon?

Use 2 cups per gallon on leaves and stems for sun stress support, and 3 cups per gallon on developing fruit to help deter insect feeding and egg-laying (especially plum curculio).

3) How often do I need to reapply?

Reapply every 2–4 weeks, after rain, or as needed.

4) What pests does Armor help deter?

Armor is positioned to help deter plum curculio and other common fruit/foliar pests including cucumber beetle, squash vine borer, stink bugs, thrips, aphids, mites, leafhoppers, caterpillars, beetles, whiteflies, and scale.

5) Can I use Armor on tomatoes?

Yes—tomatoes can benefit from Armor’s sun stress support during hot summer conditions.

6) Can Armor be used on fruit trees outside the summer season?

Yes—fruit trees can also benefit from protection related to winter sun scald.

7) Is Armor ready-to-use?

Armor comes in both powder formats (mix with water) and a 23-oz RTU option for quick, no-mix spraying.

Storage & Safety

• Store in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children and pets.
• Do not reuse or refill the container.
• Recycle the container where facilities exist.
  
• It is recommended to use gloves and a mask when handling

Pairs Well With

• Plant nutrition: A complete fertilizer or nutrient program to support strong growth while Armor helps protect foliage and fruit.
• Soil biology support: Microbial or mycorrhizae-focused inputs to improve root health and overall plant resilience.
• Physical protection strategies: Shade strategies for extreme heat or barrier methods when pest pressure is very high—used alongside Armor as part of a layered approach.