weed control

[COMAIR]

Does anyone use soap with herbicide when spraying pastures?

 

[CCRanch]

I use liquid soap from the dollar store..the cheapest I can find, and it works just as good as anything else and is cheaper than the surfucant.

 

[COMAIR]

How much do you add in per 50 gal? Is it just hand soap?

 

[backhoeboogie]

About 3 times what you would put in the sink to do the dishes is plenty. That is what I use in 60 gallons.

 

[COMAIR]

Thanks I'm going to try it this weekend.

 

[rgv]

Why the soap?

 

[COMAIR]

I've never tried it, but it's supose to stick to the plants. This makes the herbicide more affective.You can buy surfucants made for this that is almost the same thing.

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

Agree! "Soap" = "Surficant", etc. Also, add a little food coloring to the mix so you can mark where you sprayed...preferably a contrasting color to your vegetation.

 

[mdmdogs3]

the soap helps the herbicide stick to the plant

how much coloring do you have to use to be able to see it????

 

[Bama]

Soap will help product stick to the plant but it is not as good as using a surficant. Surficant is cheap and causes the cells to open up to accept product. Much more efficient.