On 7/10/20 14:50, Scott Hall wrote:
> I have this thing:
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> I'm trying to keep weeds at bay--in the driveway and near the garage,
> and in those rocks in my previous post which sprout grass each spring.
> My plan was to use that sprayer to hose down the rock garden with a
> mixture of vinegar and salt and kill the little bastards before they
> germinated.
>
> That sprayer is useless for that--it produces a tiiny, thin spray that
> is really only useful for individual tiny weeds in cracks in pavement.
> And even that takes forever.
>
> The 'rocked area' is maybe 2000 sq. ft. total, and I want to
> inundate the area--I pulled them all by hand this year or used a
> driveway/roofing torch to burn them away but they're already re-sprouting.
>
> Anybody have a sprayer that can cover some area they recommend?
>
I use a couple sprayers depending on what I need to do. For large
areas, I have an Ortho "Dial N Spray" hose-end type sprayer like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Ortho-Spray-Multi-Use-Hose-End-Sprayer/dp/B0071D0EZK
I use this when spraying the main yard.
I also have this Field King brand manual backpack sprayer:
https://www.amazon.com/Professional-190328-Backpack-Sprayer-Killing/dp/B000AYHKUO
Holds 4-gallons of pre-mixed solution and I strongly recommend these
over the manual pump sprayer like you tried to use.
Now, I did swap the nozzle for a "TeeJet" style nozzle that makes a
better fan spray (sorry, I don't remember where I bought them...maybe at
the local Southern States store). If you do the same, TeeJet makes
dozens of agricultural nozzles so I recommend you look up the TeeJet
charts to pick the one(s) that create the droplet size and spray pattern
that you want.
For a 2000-sqft area, I'd probably use the hose-end sprayer. The
backpack sprayer would work fine but you might need to fill it more than
once depending on your dilution rate.
(I also have a couple small pump sprayers like you tried to use but
they're only good for spot spraying. I wouldn't want to use one for
more than 100 sqft)...
Jimmie
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