Hydr8 Liquicure (Soil Surfactant/Wetting Agent) | N-Ext

Hydr8 Liquicure™ – Soil Wetting Agent & Water-Holding Surfactant

Hydr8 Liquicure™ is a soil-applied wetting agent that improves how water moves into and stays in your soil. This block polymer surfactant, made with 18% polyethylene and polypropylene glycol copolymers, binds strongly to soil particles. It helps irrigation and rainfall soak in instead of running off, so your turf can make better use of every watering.

Hydr8 Liquicure provides long-lasting residual control with good rewetting performance, making it an effective solution for dry spots, hard-to-wet soils, and lawns that struggle to hold moisture. One gallon covers up to 42,600 square feet, and it’s safe for all cool-season and warm-season grasses.

Product Label & Specs

Key Benefits

• Increases the water-holding capacity of your turf
  
• Improves water infiltration and penetration into the soil
  
• Reduces water repellency in hydrophobic soils
  
• Helps prevent runoff and dry spots
  
• Binds strongly to soil particles for long-lasting results
  
• Provides residual control with good rewetting performance
  
• Ideal during summer heat and drought conditions
  
• Safe for all cool-season and warm-season grasses
  
• Also for ornamentals, bedding plants, and new plantings
  
• Can be applied with a pump, battery, or hose-end sprayer

Size Options & Coverage

Coverage is based on the 3 oz per 1,000 sq ft turf rate. Always use the application rate and coverage information listed on the current product label.

• Quart (32 oz): covers up to 10,600 sq ft
  
• Gallon (128 oz): covers up to 42,600 sq ft
  

What Is Water-Repellent Soil and How Does Hydr8 Liquicure Work?

Some soils become water-repellent, or hydrophobic, over time. Instead of soaking in, water beads up on the surface, runs off, or moves through only a few spots. This leads to dry patches, wasted irrigation, and stressed turf, even when you’re watering regularly.

Hydr8 Liquicure is formulated to reduce soil water repellency. It improves the wetting characteristics of applied water by enhancing adhesive tension, which helps water cling to soil particles, and relieving cohesive tension, which keeps water from beading up. The result is better infiltration and deeper penetration of irrigation water into the root zone. 

Because Hydr8 Liquicure binds to soil particles, its effect lasts well beyond a single watering. Applying it every 4–6 weeks, or every 30 days during summer and drought, helps keep soil moisture consistent through the growing season.

Application Information

Turf:

• Apply up to 3 oz per 1,000 sq ft with at least 1 gallon of water
  
• Spray evenly using a pump, backpack, or hose-end sprayer
  
• If you use less than 1 gallon of water per 1,000 sq ft, such as with a hose-end sprayer, water in for 10 minutes after application
  
• Apply every 4–6 weeks as needed
  
• Apply every 30 days during summer or whenever drought conditions persist
  
  

Ornamentals and bedding plants:

• Apply up to 2 oz per 1,000 sq ft with at least 1 gallon of water every 4–6 weeks
  

New plantings:

• Mix 1 oz with 1 gallon of water and apply as a soil drench at planting