Hi folks thought I’d check if anyone knows, if a certain soil wetta is organic…I bought it without thinkin at the supermarket and when I got home thought ‘hmm I didn’t check if it’s organic’
Is it ok to post up brand names? I’ve checked the brand website, but it doesn’t say, so should I just assume it’s not?
It also does not state any active ingredient on the bottle :o(

Muschee said:

Hi folks thought I’d check if anyone knows, if a certain soil wetta is organic…I bought it without thinkin at the supermarket and when I got home thought ‘hmm I didn’t check if it’s organic’
Is it ok to post up brand names? I’ve checked the brand website, but it doesn’t say, so should I just assume it’s not?
It also does not state any active ingredient on the bottle :o(

I believe this site is okay for brand names to appear, we are not affiliated to the ABC officially in any way…. as far as I know.

Muschee said:

Hi folks thought I’d check if anyone knows, if a certain soil wetta is organic…I bought it without thinkin at the supermarket and when I got home thought ‘hmm I didn’t check if it’s organic’
Is it ok to post up brand names? I’ve checked the brand website, but it doesn’t say, so should I just assume it’s not?
It also does not state any active ingredient on the bottle :o(

It is just a detergent.

whether a detergent is biodegradeable or not, comes down to a single molecule.

Brand names may be mentioned with gay abandon on this Forum…

pain master said:

Muschee said:

Hi folks thought I’d check if anyone knows, if a certain soil wetta is organic…I bought it without thinkin at the supermarket and when I got home thought ‘hmm I didn’t check if it’s organic’
Is it ok to post up brand names? I’ve checked the brand website, but it doesn’t say, so should I just assume it’s not?
It also does not state any active ingredient on the bottle :o(

I believe this site is okay for brand names to appear, we are not affiliated to the ABC officially in any way…. as far as I know.

Thanks PM…I thought it would be ok…ya know when ya buy something and after think ‘grrr why didn’t I check’
My poor vegies are suffering so much in this heat with no end in site, I really need to keep a check on soil moisture.
The brand is Brunnings.

roughbarked said:

Muschee said:

Hi folks thought I’d check if anyone knows, if a certain soil wetta is organic…I bought it without thinkin at the supermarket and when I got home thought ‘hmm I didn’t check if it’s organic’
Is it ok to post up brand names? I’ve checked the brand website, but it doesn’t say, so should I just assume it’s not?
It also does not state any active ingredient on the bottle :o(

It is just a detergent.

whether a detergent is biodegradeable or not, comes down to a single molecule.

So would you use it on your edibles RB? I can use it elsewhere if its a bit suss…

http://www.ecovoice.com.au/green-directory/search-by/tags/soil%20wetta

You are infinitely better off to use a wetting agent than the water soaking crystals. Now, you can use tea tree or peppermint.. etc. many saponins, they all act as detergents.. happens in the environment all around us every moment.

roughbarked said:

http://www.ecovoice.com.au/green-directory/search-by/tags/soil%20wetta

You are infinitely better off to use a wetting agent than the water soaking crystals. Now, you can use tea tree or peppermint.. etc. many saponins, they all act as detergents.. happens in the environment all around us every moment.

Hey RB,

Are there are commercial products you can buy that use tea tree oil or peppermint? Or can you easily prepare it yourself? Very interested to learn more about this, I get through quite a lot of wetting agent..

roughbarked said:

http://www.ecovoice.com.au/green-directory/search-by/tags/soil%20wetta

You are infinitely better off to use a wetting agent than the water soaking crystals. Now, you can use tea tree or peppermint.. etc. many saponins, they all act as detergents.. happens in the environment all around us every moment.

Thanks for the info RB much appreciated

Muschee said:

roughbarked said:

Muschee said:

Hi folks thought I’d check if anyone knows, if a certain soil wetta is organic…I bought it without thinkin at the supermarket and when I got home thought ‘hmm I didn’t check if it’s organic’
Is it ok to post up brand names? I’ve checked the brand website, but it doesn’t say, so should I just assume it’s not?
It also does not state any active ingredient on the bottle :o(

It is just a detergent.

whether a detergent is biodegradeable or not, comes down to a single molecule.

So would you use it on your edibles RB? I can use it elsewhere if its a bit suss…

I got my wetting agent from Archem.. a Qld company. I first up used it on my seedling lawn. Worked a treat, haven’t had to reapply since. Though yes I probably should, eventually.. but I don’t believe in overdoing things if it doesn’t seem necessary. They advise that it is useable in potting mixes lawns and in the garden. The advice though states; don’t apply to young leaves of plants you don’t want to burn. It is a soil wetting agent. Not a folair fertiliser spray. Yes, lawns can tolerate it well diluted and I didn’t burn any plants in my garden. The fact about lawns is that generally you aren’t going to disturb the soil after applications.. New garden beds should be treated if there is an indication of hydrophobia in the soil mix. Old garden beds can be revitalised by applying wetting agents. Organic chemistry applied to hydrophobic soils and soil mixes. Just don’t spray it in concentration on the leaves of your young beans etc.

roughbarked said:

Muschee said:

roughbarked said:

It is just a detergent.

whether a detergent is biodegradeable or not, comes down to a single molecule.

So would you use it on your edibles RB? I can use it elsewhere if its a bit suss…

I got my wetting agent from Archem.. a Qld company. I first up used it on my seedling lawn. Worked a treat, haven’t had to reapply since. Though yes I probably should, eventually.. but I don’t believe in overdoing things if it doesn’t seem necessary. They advise that it is useable in potting mixes lawns and in the garden. The advice though states; don’t apply to young leaves of plants you don’t want to burn. It is a soil wetting agent. Not a folair fertiliser spray. Yes, lawns can tolerate it well diluted and I didn’t burn any plants in my garden. The fact about lawns is that generally you aren’t going to disturb the soil after applications.. New garden beds should be treated if there is an indication of hydrophobia in the soil mix. Old garden beds can be revitalised by applying wetting agents. Organic chemistry applied to hydrophobic soils and soil mixes. Just don’t spray it in concentration on the leaves of your young beans etc.

You can make your own wetting agents fungicides insecticides etc from the plants in your garden.. or just plan a garden that produces them naturally.
Unfortunately as both chemical companies and Governements want to pull the stranglehold on us as to what we can grow and use in our gardens.. I shouldn’t need to be reminding you that a small bit of chemistry knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

What is on shelves is there to be sold. To do so it has to pass certain safety standards and carry warnings. It doesn’t have to actually work. Informed decisions help you to know what to buy. Price is one of these factors. Many products on your shelves are actually petroleum products. er; made from oil or coal. At this point I am not aware of tea tree or peppermint in bulk supply. It is all a matter of costing.

You could use all your orange peels. ; )

You could use all your orange peels. ; )

roughbarked said:

You could use all your orange peels. ; )

I put them on the fire…they create a nice aroma…

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

You could use all your orange peels. ; )

I put them on the fire…they create a nice aroma…

When would you ever have the fire on? Only a few posts ago you said it’s only cold for a couple of weeks a year!

Yeehah said:

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

You could use all your orange peels. ; )

I put them on the fire…they create a nice aroma…

When would you ever have the fire on? Only a few posts ago you said it’s only cold for a couple of weeks a year!

I can remember coming back from SW WA in September. Waking from a dream about being snowed in.. only to find hat the tent was actually frozen solid

Yeehah said:

Dinetta said:

roughbarked said:

You could use all your orange peels. ; )

I put them on the fire…they create a nice aroma…

When would you ever have the fire on? Only a few posts ago you said it’s only cold for a couple of weeks a year!

…and then we have the fire on…sometimes in the summer too, when it rains and the wind comes up and it’s cooooold…

Dinetta said:

Yeehah said:

Dinetta said:

I put them on the fire…they create a nice aroma…

When would you ever have the fire on? Only a few posts ago you said it’s only cold for a couple of weeks a year!

…and then we have the fire on…sometimes in the summer too, when it rains and the wind comes up and it’s cooooold…

and don’t forget our definition of cold is anything under 18C…

Dinetta said:

Dinetta said:

Yeehah said:

When would you ever have the fire on? Only a few posts ago you said it’s only cold for a couple of weeks a year!

…and then we have the fire on…sometimes in the summer too, when it rains and the wind comes up and it’s cooooold…

and don’t forget our definition of cold is anything under 18C…

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dried orange peel is one of the better fire starters.

Dinetta said:

Dinetta said:

Dinetta said:

…and then we have the fire on…sometimes in the summer too, when it rains and the wind comes up and it’s cooooold…

and don’t forget our definition of cold is anything under 18C…

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You’re welcome, lol!