Spreader Sticker
I made another skirmish in the battle to take back my yard today. I sprayed the weeds with Fertilome Weed Free Zone. I will put up the results in a few days.
As I was mixing the herbicide solution I decided to do a little experiment. You know, anything to put off actually doing the work.
We always recommend that our customers add a surfactant (High Yield Spreader Sticker) to their herbicide mixtures. A surfactant breaks the surface tension of the solution being sprayed and allows it to stick to the plant better.
Without Spreader Sticker
Notice in the picture above that the sray beads up and a lot of it runs off. Only a small part of the leaf is actually in contact with the herbicide.
With Spreader Sticker
Notice that in this picture the solution sticks to the leaf without beading up. All of this leaf is in contact with the herbicide.
I finally got the yard sprayed after I took these pictures and put up the camera. Some strange looks from the neighbors though. I guess it did look strange. Spraying leaves and then taking pictures of them…
hey, I’m a neighbor… about time you clean up that shoddy lawn!!! (just kidding… not really a neighbor).
interesting reading! after hearing your church furnace story, I decided you and I are quite similar – doing the hard work before checking the obvious – ha! thanks for the lawn tips Paul.
I get in your chalkville store once in awhile. Like to avoid the faceless giants when I can.
They have been giving me strange looks lately. Thanks for coming in.
Paul