well its supposed to be 3 tablespoons per gallon of water. the sprayer has settings for 2 and 4 tablespoons but not three iwould just go with the 4 during a cool hour. any advice.

I think that hose sprayers are a bad idea for two reasons not even considering the fact that it would be very difficult to pull a hose around my garden. First hose sprayers will cost you a lot more because you use more spray because they are less efficient. I have a Rocket sprayer which holds five gallons and puts out a fine mist that covers the garden completely with 10 gals. of spray. It requires 5 tsp. of BannerMaxx per 10 gals. for a cost of about $3 for the whole garden. Based on my experience using hose sprayers for spraying fruit trees I would guess it would cost at least 3-4 times as much if I were using a hose sprayer because it would require that much more fungicide. This leads to the second and more important reason which is that we should be using as little chemicals as possible because we want to harm the environment as little as possible. Regardless of whether you use Bayer or whatever it is a powerful poison that we shouldn't use any more of than is absolutely necessary.

Kristy, I pull a 30 or 50 gallon drum lying sideways in my little wagon with my riding lawn mower. George made me a little hose that is attached to something like a hoe handle and when I get to the next plant I want to water I just hold the handle down and the water runs out from gravity. The best thing to do is to set something under the back end of the drum, so it will be slightly elevated. Therefore the water will run out. I mix all kinds of fertilizers in there. I add them first, then add the water. That way it is mixed very well by the time I get to the first plants. Works very well for me but then I have a HUGE AREA to water. Needless to say I make many trips with the wagon and mower each day. (frown) IT's more like a job than and love for gardening. But like someone before me said, ahhh the pains we will go to to take care of our plants. I'm still praying for rain here..... wanna help me pray? Then we can skip the watering for a day or so. Good Luck and Happy Gardening, I'm going to haul water right now before I get ready for church. P.S. I never could get that tagged thing to work for me!

I have a new Ortho sprayer with three different settings. I love it. My old generic sprayer was a mess. It sent more water down my arm than out the nozzel. Look around the HD garden area. They usually have a couple different types.