Southern AgSurfactant for Herbicides Non-Ionic, 128oz - 1 Gallon

A good surfactant is greatly needed if you are spraying weed killer on your lawn. I use a homemade 25 gallon sprayer attached to my zero turn to apply Trimec weed killer to one acre of lawn. The surfactant is used to make sure that the weed killer will stick to the weeds and do it's job. I used 5 oz of this surfactant in 20 to 25 gallons of water, weedkiller, surfactant mix to apply to 10,000 sqft of lawn. Because of the size of my applications, I now purchase the 1 gallon size.

Recommended.The label says 1-2 teaspoons per gal for general selective herbicides. I find you need closer to 1-1.5 tablespoons (3-4 teaspoons) / gallon.Why use this?Herbicides act faster - 3-5 days instead of a week+More dead weeds at the same doseLess respraysLess effect on grass (weed vs. grass leaf surface area)1tbspn/gal means 256 gallons of spray can be madeSurfactants are much cheaper than herbicidesThis surfactant is low foaming, thus I believe it is of high quality.Dont waste time with the 16oz / pint. You’ll use it in a season. A gallon will last far too long.Tip1:Also, I’ve had good luck using this with Methylated Seed Oil (MSO). MSO is definitely not required though it helped with very mature weeds.Tip2:For general weeds don’t use plain 2-4D like I did. Get a mixture. Add either: quinchlorac, dicamba, tricylopr, sedge hammer, etc. 2-4D is amazing for dandelions, but most people have a lot of weed varieties: clover, creeping charlie, wild violet, spurge, etc. The mixture will save your sanity and resprays.Tip3:If it’s cold or the grass is not stressed you can mix a bit heavier than label. If it’s hot and sunny and you dont water 2x a day or 2x a week (depending on grass type) then mix at label rates or a bit less.Tip4:Look for the following chemical namesAmine - summer spray (slower acting)Esters & acetic acid - spring & fall (faster acting but can burn grass more easily)Good luck.P.S. Donate to my lawn fund so I can actually mow grass not weeds. Hahah

People say not to spray glyphosate using a Chapin 362 hose end sprayer. I mixed the glyphosate concentrate with this surfactant and a little marking dye, and sprayed and killed my entire front lawn. I should have used a setting of 7 to make up for the thick viscosity of the glyphosate concentrate and the thickness of this surfactant, but I got in a hurry and left it on the previous setting of 4, so I was actually spraying about 57% of the strength I was going to apply, which was <2% glyphosate. Well, I blame this surfactant for saving my butt because at the applicate rate I was actually using, without this surfactant, I do not believe I would have achieved the full kill of my lawn that I wanted. So not only did it allow me to use less glyphosate on my lawn for the desired effect, it saved me money and time and sweat from not having to go back and reapply 1-2 weeks later. I think a good marking dye is almost as important as a good surfactant. If you miss a strip, you can see it immediately versus waiting 1-2 weeks for everything to die around that spot you missed, then having to retreat and wait another 1-2 weeks to get the results you should have gotten the first time after spot treating areas you missed. Marking dye goes a long ways and is well worth the money.

Using this product, which is an oil, makes your herbicides more effective because the oil makes herbicide cling to what you have sprayed, thus saving money and time. It also reduces the likelihood that you will need to respray.On the downside, using a surfactant makes it more likely that your sprayer tip will become clogged. If nothing is coming out of the wand and the cannister is pressurized you may have a clog. The surfactant can become a little gummy and/or bond with debris in the sprayer. Another symptom might be product coming out at an odd angle or not in a symmetrical pattern.

This surfactant is amazing. I was using a few drops of Dawn dishwashing soap as a spreader/sticker before, but this Southern Ag Surfactant is MUCH better than what I had been using for years. There is no beading of water on anything that I have sprayed and the effects of the RoundUp are visible much quicker. I purchased the gallon which will probably last me for years. I really recommend this product.

As expected it. Very useful. it's a need to work with herbicide.

Provides the necessary stickiness.

Works as described