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Ounces Equal Gallons: Sprayer Calibration
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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
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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
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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
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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.

An Easy Herbicide Sprayer for Turf [Image: 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 [Image: Lawn wheelie]
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.