by jj | Jul 24, 2025 | Garden Glossary
Active Ingredients. This is on the label under the chemical nomenclature. It tells you how concentrated the chemical in the percent of active ingredient The remainder is inert ingredients used as a carrier which could be water, solvents, clay, etc. The higher the...
by jj | Jul 24, 2025 | Garden Glossary
Adjuvants. Anything put in the spray tank other than the active ingredient is an adjuvant. They are put in to make the product work better. Examples of adjuvants are spreaders, stickers, dyes, etc. Growth Regulator. These are products registered as pesticides that do...
by jj | Jul 24, 2025 | Garden Glossary
NPK. This is fertilizer terminology. “N” means Nitrogen, “P” means Phosphorus and “K” means Potassium. When fertilizers are listed on the label they are always in this order and the number means the % of each element. In other words a 10-15-10 fertilizer contains 10%...
by jj | Jul 24, 2025 | Garden Glossary
Contact Fungicide. The disease must be sprayed to stop its spread or prevent infection. Curative Fungicide. Controls the disease even after it has appeared. Preventative Fungicide. Will not control the disease that has already appeared on the plant but will stop it’s...
by jj | Jul 24, 2025 | Garden Glossary
Herbicide. Product for control of weeds Warm Season Grass. Grasses that go dormant in the winter in mild climate areas. They normally will not grow in cold winter areas. Weed. A plant growing where it is not wanted. This could be a flower or a tree. Contact...
by jj | Jul 24, 2025 | Garden Glossary
Contact Insecticide. Effective control the insect only when insect is physically sprayed. Residual Insecticide. Has activity on the plants for a specific number of days after spraying. Systemic Insecticide. Taken up by the leaves or roots of the plant and controls the...
