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Ounces Equal Gallons: Sprayer Calibration

A simple but accurate way of checking the output of your sprayer is the H 128 method of sprayer calibration.

Spraying Liquid Fertilizers and Pesticides on Home Lawns

Non-powered wheeled sprayers offer homeowners an easy and relatively inexpensive way to apply the correct rate of fertilizer and pesticides uniformly to home lawns.

Sprayers for Home Gardens

Whether you have a few rose bushes beside your house or a half-acre garden, you will need a sprayer to take care of your plants.

Sprayer Calibration

Calibration of vehicle-mounted boom-type sprayers is simple and can be very accurate. Calibration of hand-carried sprayers is much more subjective, but it is simple to do.

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An Easy Herbicide Sprayer for Turf

A small, hand-held sprayer is available that will spray herbicides uniformly and with a relatively uniform droplet size.

An Easy Herbicide Sprayer That Works Like A Spreader

Lawn fertilizers and pesticides are more easily applied as granules rather than liquids, but broadleaf herbicides need to be sprayed in many cases. A push-type walk-behind sprayer that resembles a spreader meets this need.