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Marion, Wisconsin

I was looking through previous threads and didn't find any references to wetting agents used with tea applications. Would a wetting agent harm the tea?

2/17/2010 9:54:34 PM

Pleasant Hill, Or

Wetting agents are very beneficial when applying teas. Two very good ones are; Coco Wet and Yucca extract.

2/19/2010 3:20:09 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

Thad I'd like to ask you a couple of questions but can't find your email addy. Could you contact me?
johntheworm@castawaycrawlers.com
or
cornhusk@mwt.net
John Barlow
Thanks

2/25/2010 5:36:04 PM

Seattle, WA

The bacteria form glues that allow it to stick to the leaf surface within an hour of application so a surfactant may not be that beneficial, though I have heard of people using yucca extracts.

2/26/2010 4:17:33 PM

Marion, Wisconsin

Has anyone tried dutchmaster penetrator?

3/3/2010 9:04:05 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

Matt,
My research leads me to think you would want an organic type of wetting agent for use w/ AACTs. DM Penetrator doesn't appear to be organic and I would want to know more about it's compatabilities with AACTs before using it.
There are a group of "new" super foliars such as Binbuster XP (I found several other trade names) that have the "nanotechnology" claims of helping the foliars get inside the leaf tissue....... most often the claim for the most significant increase in nutrient absorption/plant benefit is in plants/crops that are under stress (drought) or in poorer soils. As already mentioned Yucca extract is a wetting agent that has similar claims, is organic, AACT compatible and much less expensive.

3/3/2010 10:59:59 PM