Hot, dry summers can wreak havoc on crop establishment, significantly reducing yields and profits despite hard work and effort.
To tackle these challenges, VICCHEM’s SOAK-N-WET has been designed to deliver producers with an effective soil wetting and water retention solution, making it suitable for a range of applications including broadacre farming, horticulture, viticulture, orchards, and turf.
SOAK-N-WET combines a non-ionic soil wetting agent with a water-retaining polymer, designed to enhance water infiltration, reduce runoff, and improve soil moisture retention.
These benefits result in increased soil moisture contact with planted seeds, leading to more even and higher germination rates, particularly in small-seed crops like canola.
Consistent germination simplifies crop management decisions and can improve the efficiency of pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide use, as well as harvest operations.
The increased soil moisture profile really optimises germination, especially for small-seed crops such as canola, leading to more even and higher germination rates.
Consistent germination simplifies crop management decisions and enhances the effectiveness of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides, while also supporting more efficient harvest operations.
In 12 independent trials conducted by agronomy groups from 2020 to 2024 across Western Australia, SOAK-N-WET demonstrated excellent performance, leading to more uniform crop development when applied at planting.
The product has proven particularly effective in increasing canola establishment, contributing to improved crop outcomes.
SOAK-N-WET ensures moisture stays right where it’s needed, helping seeds germinate faster and more evenly across the paddock.
By retaining water in the seed and root zone, SOAK-N-WET also minimises evaporation, keeping moisture around the seed after germination.
Improved wetting of soil also activates its microbiology, increasing nutrient availability for crops to help every seed access the moisture and nutrients it needs for robust growth.
Even germination across the paddock also leads to healthier, more uniform crops, making it easier for farmers to optimise early herbicide and nutrition treatments.
For in-furrow applications at planting SOAK-N-WET can be used via direct injection allowing increased moisture retention around the planted seed to increase germination evenness and root development.
In broadacre, when applied at seeding, the rate for SOAK-N-WET is 2-4Lha diluted in 40-100Lha of water.
For all other uses, including horticulture, viticulture, orchards and turf, see the label for details.
