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Mon, Sep 24, 12 at 20:33
| I read on here the other day about applying clear shampoo to your lawn to improve soil drainage. My question is, How long after aerating and overseeding should I wait before I apply the clear shampoo. There might not be a waiting period, I just don't want to apply now and find out that I should have waited. Thanks |
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| You can do it whenever, it's very mild. Since you are aerating, it might not even be necessary, but it does reduce surface tension and will help on soils that don't readily absorb water. |
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| Tiemco, thanks for the information. Do you happen to know chemically what happens and why shampoo reduces surface tension? I have been fighting this since the house was built. I won't say I have a clay issue because I have never done a mason jar test. Any other tips you may have are very much welcome. |
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- Posted by wwwonderwhiskers 6b / 7a border (My Page) on Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 14:35
| Hello. If you do a little digging here, you'll find your answer. The three folks I think who are extremely knowledgeable here are tiemco, dchall_san_antonio, and nearandwest. Also try bestlawn-dot-info. I think a lot of folks in the grass business are very busy this time of year, and may not have the bandwidth to post here like they'd like to. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 22:03
| Yes, you'll find all the information about it on the website that shall not be mentioned. wwww seemed to get away with mentioning it. Don't know why. If you want to know the chemical ins and outs of surfactants, then MorpheusPA, at the website that shall not be mentioned, is the guy to ask. He has developed his own recipe for a surfactant to soften the soil. He calls it (website that shall not be mentioned) Soil Conditioner and sometimes BLSC with Kelp Help. You can find his recipe there along with sources on eBay to get the ingredients. I like to use shampoo because I don't want a life time supply of chemicals in my garage. And thank you for not insisting you have clay. Apparently you have done considerable homework reading here. Most people do not have clay. What they have is anything else along with magnesium salts. The mag salts bond like glue and, when dry, become very hard. When wet they are very sticky. |
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