New research on wetting agents

Researchers have been working for many years to wade through the confusing thicket of information on wetting agents. And slowly but surely, we are beginning to understand the advantages and disadvantages of these potentially very useful products.

In 2005, the GCSAA reported on a massive, two year wetting agent research project, that looked at the efficacy of 10 different wetting agents in reducing soil hydrophobicity. The study identified 6 top performing products, which included Aqueduct, Brilliance, Cascade Plus, HydroWet, Primer…