How to Apply Chemicals with a Lawn Sprayer

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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.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Lawn sprayer
Pesticides
Herbicides
Fungicides
Weed killer chemical solution

Step1

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

Step2

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.

Step3

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

Step4

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

Step5

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.

Step6

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