Has anyone every heard of or tried Hydretrain? I ran across it and thought it would be amazing for our long, hot, and dry Ga summers. Would this be useful for Tifway 419 and TifTuf bermuda? Would it even work with the infamous GA red clay?
Thanks for the feedback. I'm just trying to see if it would be worth the $60 price tag vs the cost of watering during the summer. Like would I save at least $60 over June and July in water cost to warrant even putting this downkb02gt said:I've used both the granular & liquid versions of hydretain numerous times. From my experience the granular works a good bit better than the liquid. Even with the granular its not very noticeable, but at the same time it does seem to be doing something.
I doubt it but I don't look at that way. I use a wetting agent so that my watering will be more efficient(even) as well as anything I add to the lawn. It also helps with hydrophobic soil and might get you and extra day or two between waterings. I have also found that wetting agents do work great toward LDS(Localized Dry Spots) and seems to bring them back to life faster then with just water alone. I look at it like an insurance program for my lawn as it can help mitigate some issues during the heat of Summer, it's not a must have product but it's nice TO have :thumbup:Erickson89 said:Thanks for the feedback. I'm just trying to see if it would be worth the $60 price tag vs the cost of watering during the summer. Like would I save at least $60 over June and July in water cost to warrant even putting this downkb02gt said:I've used both the granular & liquid versions of hydretain numerous times. From my experience the granular works a good bit better than the liquid. Even with the granular its not very noticeable, but at the same time it does seem to be doing something.
Agreed, and i believe its only getting more expensive. This is most likely my last year trying it out.Mightyquinn said:I doubt it but I don't look at that way. I use a wetting agent so that my watering will be more efficient(even) as well as anything I add to the lawn. It also helps with hydrophobic soil and might get you and extra day or two between waterings. I have also found that wetting agents do work great toward LDS(Localized Dry Spots) and seems to bring them back to life faster then with just water alone. I look at it like an insurance program for my lawn as it can help mitigate some issues during the heat of Summer, it's not a must have product but it's nice TO have :thumbup:Erickson89 said:Thanks for the feedback. I'm just trying to see if it would be worth the $60 price tag vs the cost of watering during the summer. Like would I save at least $60 over June and July in water cost to warrant even putting this downkb02gt said:I've used both the granular & liquid versions of hydretain numerous times. From my experience the granular works a good bit better than the liquid. Even with the granular its not very noticeable, but at the same time it does seem to be doing something.
But as far as Hydratrain goes, I don't think it's worth the money for what it is and you are better off spending a little extra to get stuff that actually works.
:thumbup: And we have done without it in the past. This moist water absorption is not something i would really want throughout the day. I would like my turf to dry out a bit as St. Augustine gets fungus so easily.Mightyquinn said:It's probably getting more expensive because it's being pushed by the YouTube lawn cabal