How to Apply Chemicals with a Lawn Sprayer

Taking care of your lawn means you'll need to keep it free of weeds and pests that can damage your beautiful plants and flowers. Applying chemicals with a lawn sprayer can cover the vulnerable areas of your lawn and protect the soil and plants from harm. If you're ready to take control of your lawn and prepare it for the season, here's how to start applying chemicals using a lawn sprayer.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Lawn sprayer
• Pesticides
• Herbicides
• Fungicides
• Weed killer chemical solution

1. Charge up the sprayer battery. Make sure the sprayer has enough power to cover the length of your lawn.

2. Fill the tank with chemicals. Pour your choice of pesticides, fungicides, weed killers or other chemical solution into the tank up to the fill line.

3. Select your treatment area. Choose the areas of the lawn that you want to treat with the chemical solution.

4. Load up the lawn sprayer hose. Pump the hose to start circulating the chemical solution towards the handheld device.

5. Begin spraying the lawn. Slowly guide the lawn sprayer nozzle across the treatment area, keeping at least 1 - 1.5 feet of distance from the lawn.

6. Spray for 5 - 10 seconds. Spray each area for a count of 5 - 10 seconds for maximum benefits; adjust the nozzle sprayer as needed to cover more of a particular area.

Tips & Warnings

• Use organic products as often as possible
• Make sure you spray the lawn a few times per week for maximum benefits
• You can choose from several types of sprayers - backpack lawn sprayers, power sprayers and sprayer-mister combos
• You don't have to spray the entire lawn with chemical solution, only the most vulnerable or damaged areas
• Avoid touching the chemicals as this can lead to allergies, rashes and skin problems
• Don't overfill the tank; make sure the chemicals are at or just below the fill line