<div dir="ltr">Howdy,<br><br>I have a gravel driveway I started spraying.  Similar area to the OP.<br><br>I bought a Milwaukee backpack sprayer.  I already have a bunch of Milwaukee stuff, so that one made sense for me.<br><br><a href="https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Outdoor-Power-Equipment/Sprayers/2820-21PS">https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Outdoor-Power-Equipment/Sprayers/2820-21PS</a><br><br>It's awesome.  I would NEVER go back to a pump sprayer.  Don't get me wrong, I didn't really like paying for it, but every single time I use it I'm glad that I have it.<br><br>Mark</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 6:21 PM Jimmie Mayfield <<a href="mailto:mayfield%2Bshoptalk@sackheads.org">mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 7/10/20 14:50, Scott Hall wrote:<br>
> I have this thing:<br>
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> <a href="https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/262df14e-86b7-4bdf-8f8f-da9499c09315_2.92f2350fc4e1bca90c0192173c0ef9a5.jpeg?odnWidth=undefined&odnHeight=undefined&odnBg=ffffff" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/262df14e-86b7-4bdf-8f8f-da9499c09315_2.92f2350fc4e1bca90c0192173c0ef9a5.jpeg?odnWidth=undefined&odnHeight=undefined&odnBg=ffffff</a> <br>
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> I'm trying to keep weeds at bay--in the driveway and near the garage, <br>
> and in those rocks in my previous post which sprout grass each spring. <br>
> My plan was to use that sprayer to hose down the rock garden with a <br>
> mixture of vinegar and salt and kill the little bastards before they <br>
> germinated.<br>
><br>
> That sprayer is useless for that--it produces a tiiny, thin spray that <br>
> is really only useful for individual tiny weeds in cracks in pavement. <br>
> And even that takes forever.<br>
><br>
> The 'rocked area' is maybe 2000 sq. ft. total, and I want to <br>
> inundate the area--I pulled them all by hand this year or used a <br>
> driveway/roofing torch to burn them away but they're already re-sprouting.<br>
><br>
> Anybody have a sprayer that can cover some area they recommend?<br>
><br>
<br>
I use a couple sprayers depending on what I need to do.  For large <br>
areas, I have an Ortho "Dial N Spray" hose-end type sprayer like this:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ortho-Spray-Multi-Use-Hose-End-Sprayer/dp/B0071D0EZK" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Ortho-Spray-Multi-Use-Hose-End-Sprayer/dp/B0071D0EZK</a><br>
<br>
I use this when spraying the main yard.<br>
<br>
<br>
I also have this Field King brand manual backpack sprayer:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Professional-190328-Backpack-Sprayer-Killing/dp/B000AYHKUO" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Professional-190328-Backpack-Sprayer-Killing/dp/B000AYHKUO</a><br>
<br>
Holds 4-gallons of pre-mixed solution and I strongly recommend these <br>
over the manual pump sprayer like you tried to use.<br>
<br>
Now, I did swap the nozzle for a "TeeJet" style nozzle that makes a <br>
better fan spray (sorry, I don't remember where I bought them...maybe at <br>
the local Southern States store).  If you do the same, TeeJet makes <br>
dozens of agricultural nozzles so I recommend you look up the TeeJet <br>
charts to pick the one(s) that create the droplet size and spray pattern <br>
that you want.<br>
<br>
<br>
For a 2000-sqft area, I'd probably use the hose-end sprayer.  The <br>
backpack sprayer would work fine but you might need to fill it more than <br>
once depending on your dilution rate.<br>
<br>
<br>
(I also have a couple small pump sprayers like you tried to use but <br>
they're only good for spot spraying.  I wouldn't want to use one for <br>
more than 100 sqft)...<br>
<br>
<br>
Jimmie<br>
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