Tell me what this is.

[GenerousAngler]

Originally Posted by Shorty

A good surfactant will help break the natural surface tension of water so the appropriate herbicide can go to work and do it's job. For an example of how surfactant works take a glass and fill it with water and then see how high you can get it over the rim without spilling the water. Then do the same thing with some slightly soapy water, soap is a surfactant, the difference will become very apparent. Note: hard water will work better for this demonstration than soft water as water softners also help to reduce the surface tension of water.

For the uninformed surfactant means the part of a detergent that breaks the surface tension binding one element to another.

[Krzfshrmn]

I was told that years ago the lilies at Rock Creek were growing in 15 feet of water.