Re: CULT: Spraying
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Spraying
- From: C* H*
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 08:00:20 -0500
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From: "Chris Hollinshead" <cris@netcom.ca>
Glenn Simmons wrote:
> One thing I did this spring was to put an extension wand on my sprayer.
> I can now stand upright and literally touch the ground with the tip of
> the sprayer. This is really great, wish I had put this extension on
> last year. I can spot spray single plants without having to bend over
> to do it. Also I was noticing yesterday how little over spray I was
> getting because I had the tip so close to the ground. This was allowing
> me to get real close to plants without getting the 2-4-D on them. To
> anyone interested, I would recommend this or any other extension wand
> for your sprayer. My sprayer wand is now over 3 feet long. This is
> great!
Yes this is definitely the tool to use. I have one of these sprayer units
and have used it for the last 5 or 6 years. It does work really well and
with very little overspray. A couple of drops of dishwashing soap in the
spray mix as a wetting agent also helps in the effective application of
product.
I will probably spray the initial treatment for iris borer during this
coming long weekend as the iris are just starting to grow from their winter
dormancy and we have had a couple of warm days which will start to hatch any
overwintered borer eggs.
Christopher Hollinshead
Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
Director-Canadian Iris Society
Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
E-mail: cris@netcom.ca <c*@netcom.ca>
CIS website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
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