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Garden Sprayer Safety
by Donn Saylor
A garden sprayer is an important tool that helps eradicate pests and keep weeds to a minimum. Sprayers are an ideal means of dispensing liquid pesticides, but there are a few safety concerns to keep in mind whenever you use a garden sprayer.
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How to Clean a Garden Sprayer
by a eHow Home & Garden Editor
A garden sprayer is handy to have on hand to apply various pesticides. It's important to keep sprayers in good working order so that they remain safe when applying insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. Given proper care, a sprayer will last for many years.
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Putting Epsom Salt in a Garden Sprayer
by MichelleN
Epsom salt is an excellent product to add to your garden. It acts as a natural fertilizer, helping plants to grow fuller and flower more. A quick way to add Epsom salt to your garden or lawn is by using a garden sprayer.
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How to Buy Garden Sprayers
by a eHow Home & Garden Editor
The sprayer is a common tool that gardeners use for applying herbicides or pesticides to their plants. The right garden sprayer will cover any given area easily and efficiently. The secret to a successful application comes with knowing which model to purchase. Here are some guidelines to follow when buying a garden sprayer.
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Garden Sprayer Instructions
by Dale Yelich
Regular handheld garden sprayers, available at any hardware or department store home and garden center, are one of the most convenient ways to dispense various liquid solutions for fertilizing, weed killing or pest control. It may seem as though all you need to do is fill the sprayer and go, but a few instructions and tips will make your spraying better, easier and more efficient.
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Garden Sprayer Tips
by Andrew Hazleton
Garden sprayers are available in a variety of sizes and types. They can be used to apply pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers for most any type of lawn, plant or tree.
Sprayers deliver an exact amount of liquid and allow the use of concentrated garden chemicals, which are typically cheaper than the mixed versions.
Different types of sprayers are best suited to various uses, and a gardener may rely on multiple sprayers.
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How to Apply Fungicides Safely
by a eHow Home & Garden Editor
Fungicides are used in the garden to control plant diseases such as black spot on roses, cedar-apple rust, cherry leaf spot and botrytis blight, to name a few. Fungicides are usually applied with a pressurized garden sprayer.
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How to Apply Pesticides Safely
by a eHow Home & Garden Editor
Pesticide is the general term used to describe any chemical used to control insects, fungus or weeds. More specific terms for control are insecticide, herbicide or fungicide. Most pesticides are applied using a garden sprayer. Here is the safe way to apply pesticides to your garden.
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How to Clean Mold on the Roof
by Jeremy Holloman
Mold on a roof can be an eyesore and a potential health hazard. Checking the roof for mold buildup should be a semi-annual task, once in the spring and at the end of the fall. Armed with an extension ladder, a water hose, garden sprayer and outdoor bleach, you can clean any mold found on the roof in an afternoon.
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Sprayer Tips
by Dale Yelich
Common hand held garden sprayers are one of the most convenient ways to rid gardens or lawns of weeds and insects or to use as a feeder of liquid fertilizer to your lawn or garden.
It may seems as if all you need to do is fill the sprayer and go, but here are a few tips that will make your spraying better, easier and more efficient.
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