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| I've heard baby shampoo is the safest household item to use as a surfactant in a hose end sprayer.
I was wondering if there's anything more concentrated like seventh generation dish soap or something else. I have dense clay soil and need something fairly strong (but relatively cheap) to spray on a monthly basis. Is there anything better than baby shampoo? P.S. - I also have Meguiars car shampoo and conditioner on hand. |
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- Posted by gophermound none (My Page) on Wed, Oct 26, 11 at 17:27
| I use Dawn dish detergent in my tank sprayer. 1 teaspoon to 15 gallons. I think it's actually a little too much. Jeff |
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| Here's a quote from Texas-Weed: "You have to be extremely careful what kind of soap, in fact not soap at all as most dish soap has anti-bacterial agents and de-greasers in it which is a recipe for dead grass. 1 bottle of stale dark beer. Open it up and let it sit out a few days. Place in a hose end sprayer and set dial to 1 TBLSP per gallon." This post made we re-think using Dawn dish soap due to its degreasing properties. That's why I made mention of using something along the lines of "Seventh generation" dish soap or just sticking with the baby shampoo. |
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- Posted by gophermound none (My Page) on Fri, Oct 28, 11 at 1:08
| Thank you ljbrandt. I think I'm going to stop using Dawn. Guess I'll be getting baby shampoo next season. When you say OSU, that's Oklahoma State right? Since I'm 45 minutes from them, I suppose I'll take the advice! Go Pokes! (although I'm a Sooners fan) |
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- Posted by kevingalaxy (My Page) on Fri, Oct 28, 11 at 19:20
| I used dawn dish soap, one tablespoon per gallon of water when I used sedgehammer. My experience was it worked great and had no side effects . |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Sun, Oct 30, 11 at 9:52
| Yes Oklahoma State University. |
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| Aside from a helper to the soil to accept fertilizer, you have a need to help the soil grow in its clay make-up. To that, I suggest you do research into the use of 'gypsum. Gypsum, (calcium sulfate) can act as a soil treatment, an amendment, a conditioner and fertilizer. Often, clay soil compacts more easily since it holds water, but doesn't release it, setting up dryness in areas you prefer moisture. It can correct alkalinity by reducing high pH; yet it counteracts acid soil by raising low pH. Where clay soil particularly causes difficulty growing things gypsum might be your salvation. Forget about how to improve soil viscosity by adding more what it needs to get rid of. |
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