Using your Wet Well to Apply

Wetting Agents

Floratine Magnum Pellets

What is the Goal?

• Apply product over a large area to save on labor

cost and time

• Apply product to specific areas for a specific need

• Improve the conditions of the course

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What are Magnum Pellets?

Pervade

Magnum Pellets

• Helps hold moisture

• Distributes moisture evenly throughout the profile

• Promotes spreading

Retain –Max

Magnum Pellets

• Improves water penetration

• Increases infiltration rate

• Aid movement of unwanted nutrients, i.e. sodium, bicarbs

Floratine Magnum Pellets

Large wetting agent pellets (with humic acid)

used for wet wells or large area syringing.

Magnum Pellets also have Humic Acid

• Humic acid acts as a soil conditioner

• Help LOOSEN Compacted Soils

Soil Before Soil After

How do Magnum Pellets Work? • Drop each pellet into the wet well

• 1-10 pellets at one time (Depends on the Area)

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How long does it take to breakdown? The Test

The Magnum Pellet

Burlap Bag

Mix Tank

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How Long Do the Pellets Last?

• Once the pellets are dropped in the wet

well the pellets will break down within a 5-

10 hour period.

• This depends on the amount of water that

is pumped out of the station and how

turbulent the pumps make the wet well.

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Magnum pellet breakdown after a night of watering

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How Many Magnum Pellets Do I Need?

• Depends on the size of area that needs to be treated

• The Amount of Pellets determines the amount of

wetting agent/humic acid you want

• Recommended Rates:

1 pellet= 4 gallons of wetting agent

5-6 pellets = 100-120 acres

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Pervade Magnum

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Pervade Magnum

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Why Should I Use Magnum Pellets?

• Easy

– Remove bubble wrap and drop in pellets

• Cost Effective

– No labor or time wasted on spray rig

• Alternative for facilities that do not have

fertigation

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More Reasons for Magnum Pellets

• Pay for water and want to save money

– Can save as much as 25% by improving

soil condition with humic acid and water

penetration to reduce runoff

• Old or poor irrigation system

– Buys you time to fix leaks or adjust heads

and pressure

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Where Should I Use Magnum Pellets

• Specific areas that have poor soil and/or poor

irrigation

• Mounds in roughs and fairways that are compacted

and have trouble taking in water

• Fairways to keep consistent moisture

– Pervade magnum to move water when it is too wet

– Retain magnum to hold water in drought

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