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Show jj Gar (Q)ff Sprayers V It is not desirable to use the ;'j same sprayer for herbicides , , that you are going to use for I insecticides or other pes-I pes-I ticides. We suggest that you 3 have two sprayers because v when you use herbicides in a sprayer it is almost impossible impossi-ble to wash it clean of weed chemical. f, WE SUGGEST that you h paint one red that you use in only herbicides (or weed . chemicals) in and the other J one lor insects or diseases only. If you should prefer to ' have only .one sprayer it H should be washed out 1 1 thoroughly after each spray-" spray-" mg, says Melvin S. Bur-nmgham Bur-nmgham USU horticulturist. Then before spraying the entire garden with the new chemical, spray a few indicator indica-tor plants (those that are sensitive to weed chemicals). , kPE indiator plants may 'oes, grapes, any vine nj stable, roses, or boxelder tree shoots. Then wait two or three days to see if the leaves curl because of the weed chemical. If you have a pump-up cylinder type sprayer and they will not pump up, you can take the plunger out, spread the leather plunger, oil it well, then squirt oil in the small cylinder where the plunger fits in. If you will do this the oil will keep the leather pliable and the pump will work. DON'T throw the sprayer away because that may be the only thing wrong with the sprayer. If it is a relatively new sprayer, you may want to take it to a nursery or a fix-it man to repair it, concludes Mr. Bumingham. |