04-18-2017, 04:57 AM
enhanced round up products with a surfate mixed into it. This makes the round up stick to the grass
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get herbicides to stick by just putting a little dish washing liquid into the mix
Herbicides often have two additional ingredients added, a spreader and a sticker.
Spreader: Like dish soap the spreader acts as a surfactant to reduce surface tension in the liquid, so instead of beading, it spreads more evenly across the surface it's applied to. With a more thorough surface coverage, the absorption rate is increased.
Sticker: This helps the spray to adhere to the leaf being sprayed so that after it dries (generally about an hour) it will stick to the plant/leaf should it rain. Although dish soap is a spreader, it isn't a sticker.
“Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe… What we believe determines what we take to be true.” -David Bohm
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get herbicides to stick by just putting a little dish washing liquid into the mix
Herbicides often have two additional ingredients added, a spreader and a sticker.
Spreader: Like dish soap the spreader acts as a surfactant to reduce surface tension in the liquid, so instead of beading, it spreads more evenly across the surface it's applied to. With a more thorough surface coverage, the absorption rate is increased.
Sticker: This helps the spray to adhere to the leaf being sprayed so that after it dries (generally about an hour) it will stick to the plant/leaf should it rain. Although dish soap is a spreader, it isn't a sticker.
“Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe… What we believe determines what we take to be true.” -David Bohm
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves