Am I Using A Pump Weed Sprayer Correctly?

Did you make sure to protect yourself before using a weed sprayer?

Have you measured the area that you are planning to spray?

Did you properly opened a garden sprayer?

Did you make a solution as specified on the herbicide label?

Did you properly closed a garden sprayer?

Did you properly pressurized a garden sprayer?

Have you adjusted a nozzle of the sprayer?

Have you thoroughly sprayed the weeds?

Have you thoroughly cleaned your sprayer?

Have you stored your garden sprayer somewhere out of the reach of the children?

Protect yourself before using a weed sprayer. Put on long sleeves and pants along with work gloves, safety glasses, and closed-toed shoes before starting. Wearing protective clothing prevents the chemicals from coming into contact with your skin.

Measure the length and width of the area you are treating using a tape measure and multiply them to arrive at the area. Refer to the herbicide label to learn a proper amount of herbicide for the size area you are treating.

Grasp the top of the garden sprayer and turn it counterclockwise to remove it from the tank. If you see a valve on the side of the tank, pull it out before removing the lid to remove excess air from the tank.

Fill the tank with the amount of water specified on the herbicide bottle for the area you are planning to spray and make a spraying dilution. Some herbicides require a greater dilution rate than others.

Insert the lid back onto the sprayer and turn it clockwise until it is tight.

Grasp the handle on top of the lid and pull it up. Push it down and pull it up using a slow continuous motion until it becomes difficult to push it down. This means that the canister is properly pressurized.

Grasp the nozzle of the sprayer tip using your gloved hand and twist it to either narrow the spray pattern or to widen the spray pattern. Use a narrow pattern to prevent overspray onto undesired plants, and use a wide pattern to treat large areas faster.

Position the sprayer nozzle 10 to 12 inches from the weeds and squeeze the trigger to dispense the herbicide. Spray the plant until it is saturated and the solution just begins to drip off. Spray all additional weeds in the same manner until all of the solution is gone. If needed, pump the handle five to six times to repressurize the tank during use.

Remove the lid from the sprayer and rinse it out thoroughly using a garden hose. Pour the water into a location where it won’t kill the plants, or dispose of it down a drain.

Good work! You are using a weed sprayer correctly.

Store the sprayer in a covered location, out of the reach of children.