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Sprayable SOP

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#1 ·
In my endless search for local SOP, I was able to find this:

http://www.protassiumplus.com/


I would have much preferred granular, but this is a very fine powder, similar to baking soda. I'm confident my puny Scott's edgeguard spreader would be a disaster. The manufacturer's website doesn't even list the "Select IX" version, but has multiple others that look close.

For spraying, I have a M4S sprayer w/ upgraded hose/DFW wand. Anyone have tips on spraying this stuff? Hot water and mixing attachment on a drill...how about mix ratio? My last soil test was very low on K, so guessing I will spray the same amount as I would spread w/ granular, but have to irrigate in right away.

Thanks!
 
#6 ·
I've searched a lot online for potassium products and never once encountered that brand. Looking at their website they product a wide range of granular sizes down to greens grade, along with soluble fines.

I just put out another round of potassium McNuggets (SGN: Yuuge!) from SouthernAg on my bermuda patch. They dissolve quickly but the distribution is not going to be very even. Wish I had known about Protassium, and where I could buy some of their mini-granules.
customhydronutrients.com in Missouri lists this, if anyone else is looking.
 
#7 ·
I got the Protassium+ from a local SiteOne...by accident. I asked them for the Lesco granular I saw they had in-stock, but he brought out the Protassium+ when it was time to load into my car. The price was the same, so I didn't realize until I got home, since I'm dumb. :)

So the spraying yesterday went...ok. It doesn't actually dissolve, but was just a suspension of the fine powder. I had to add water several times to get it all out of the 5 gallon bucket I was mixing it in. It sprayed ok, but I could tell the M4S was working harder than normal. The sprayer cleaned out fairly easily, so not much residue. The wand filter took the brunt of it.
 
#8 ·
Potassium sulfate is definitely soluble but it's less soluble than most other potassium salts. I can comfortably get 350 grams (454 grams = 1 pound) to dissolve to make one gallon of solution, but I wouldn't want to go much higher than that.

At 20° C the specified solubility is 111 g/L, and since there are roughly 3.6 liters in a gallon, I went with 350 grams and it worked out nicely. I usually look up the textbook solubility numbers (sometimes available on the product SDS) and go with 80-90 percent of the max to make my job easier.
 
#9 ·
CarolinaCuttin said:
Potassium sulfate is definitely soluble but it's less soluble than most other potassium salts. I can comfortably get 350 grams (454 grams = 1 pound) to dissolve to make one gallon of solution, but I wouldn't want to go much higher than that.

At 20° C the specified solubility is 111 g/L, and since there are roughly 3.6 liters in a gallon, I went with 350 grams and it worked out nicely. I usually look up the textbook solubility numbers (sometimes available on the product SDS) and go with 80-90 percent of the max to make my job easier.
Great info...thank you!