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Oil but this time spraying oil
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<blockquote data-quote="cowtrek" data-source="post: 425147" data-attributes="member: 2847"><p>yeah crop oil is an unspecified vegetable oil. Probably a mixture of unsold veggie oils that have gone rancid or were undesirable for sale as food grade oil in the stores for whatever reason. </p><p></p><p>Yep the emulsifiable means that it's mixed with strong detergents that allow it to mix with water. The detergent breaks it up and allows it to mix with the water, as well as reducing the surface tension of the water and making the water 'wetter' or spread out more on the leaves of what you're spraying instead of beading up or staying in small droplets. That makes the chemical more effective. The veggie oil makes it stick to and penetrate into the leaf tissue making the chemical more effective as well. Plus, if you're spraying stuff like, say, nutsedge, which has a very waxy layer on the leaves and stems, the veggie oil and detergents help to break down that waxy layer and all the water to spread out more, and keep the chemical stuck to the leaves and allow it more time and easier penetration into the plants. We used to put about a pint of dishwashing detergent in our cotton picker spindle water tank to let the water spread on the spindles better and keep the plant sap cleaned off. </p><p></p><p>Crop oil isn't cheap but for the job it does and the amounts you use it's cheap enough. Generally speaking you use a little less chemical with crop oil than what you'd use without it and get way better results, so you're saving money on high-dollar chems to buy cheaper crop oil, which is usually a toss up. Don't think I'd bother trying to 'make' it since you'd be risking your chemical not working well if at all and chems are too high relative to the price of the crop oil to risk it. Besides they usually throw in a percentage of anti-foam agents and other stuff to make it all compatible and keep it all in suspension. </p><p></p><p>Good luck! OL JR <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowtrek, post: 425147, member: 2847"] yeah crop oil is an unspecified vegetable oil. Probably a mixture of unsold veggie oils that have gone rancid or were undesirable for sale as food grade oil in the stores for whatever reason. Yep the emulsifiable means that it's mixed with strong detergents that allow it to mix with water. The detergent breaks it up and allows it to mix with the water, as well as reducing the surface tension of the water and making the water 'wetter' or spread out more on the leaves of what you're spraying instead of beading up or staying in small droplets. That makes the chemical more effective. The veggie oil makes it stick to and penetrate into the leaf tissue making the chemical more effective as well. Plus, if you're spraying stuff like, say, nutsedge, which has a very waxy layer on the leaves and stems, the veggie oil and detergents help to break down that waxy layer and all the water to spread out more, and keep the chemical stuck to the leaves and allow it more time and easier penetration into the plants. We used to put about a pint of dishwashing detergent in our cotton picker spindle water tank to let the water spread on the spindles better and keep the plant sap cleaned off. Crop oil isn't cheap but for the job it does and the amounts you use it's cheap enough. Generally speaking you use a little less chemical with crop oil than what you'd use without it and get way better results, so you're saving money on high-dollar chems to buy cheaper crop oil, which is usually a toss up. Don't think I'd bother trying to 'make' it since you'd be risking your chemical not working well if at all and chems are too high relative to the price of the crop oil to risk it. Besides they usually throw in a percentage of anti-foam agents and other stuff to make it all compatible and keep it all in suspension. Good luck! OL JR :) [/QUOTE]
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