Fountainhead  is a specialized long-term media surfactant formulation designed to improve and maintain uniform water movement, distribution, retention, drainage and air : water ratios in water repellent container mixes.  Fountainhead incorporates a blend of two uniquely different, but highly complementary block surfactants in combination with a novel graft polymer surfactant that is capable of significantly extending the performance and efficiency envelope of Fountainhead’s surfactant activity. This unique surfactant combination is ideally suited for growers looking for a longer lasting solution for water repellent container media.

At the heart of the Fountainhead surfactant technology are new copolymerization processes that allow selected surfactant candidates to be grafted onto a large fully functional surfactant parent molecule in a manner similar to branches on a tree. In Fountainhead, this branched sequence of independent copolymer surfactants is used to increase hydration characteristics of the medium as well as provide a means to compensate for microbial degradation of the surfactant’s structure -- the primary cause of performance decay.

The variability of the medium’s components present problems for traditional or “older” media surfactants. Use of only a single surfactant in these formulations may not be adequate to provide acceptable hydration to various components throughout the container mix. A surfactant that demonstrates superior hydration characteristics on peat moss, may fall short in how well it and how long it works on bark, perlite or other materials in the mix.

Fountainhead makes use of an advanced combination of three surfactant technologies –two block polymer surfactants in addition to its longer lasting branch copolymer surfactant. These surfactants have been selected specifically for their unique hydration properties, their impact on water movement into and within the medium and their overall contribution to improved air-to-water ratios.

Fountainhead represents a truly innovative product at the forefront of longer lasting media surfactant technologies. It combines novel surfactant structures ideally suited to extend the performance and efficiency of media over a longer period of time when compared to media treated with older soil surfactant technologies.

The use of a triad of surfactants in the Fountainhead formulation is a key element in the product’s hydration strategy. Used in combination, these surfactants create a hydration matrix that promotes a more effective and efficient use of applied water.
Growers will experience a product that gives them an exceptional, longer lasting treatment for water repellency in container mixes. Growers will find that using Fountainhead’s leading edge surfactant technology will result in:

• Uniform hydration and rehydration of heterogeneous container mix components showing symptoms of hydrophobicity
• Decreased frequency and duration of watering
• Significant improvement in air : water ratios of the container medium
• More uniform plant production
• Lowers input costs and increases profitability
• Reduced labor costs
• Less leaching and runoff. Less hand watering
• Improved performance of fertilizers and pesticides