To the desired harvest is not lost as a result of the raid hordes of pests , the gardener should periodically process its plantations with insecticides. Do it quickly, efficiently, without much difficulty or harm to health, with the help of a special tool - a hand-held garden sprayer. About how to choose a garden hand sprayer, we'll talk today.
Types of garden sprayers
To make it easier to determine which garden sprayer is needed in each particular case, let's figure out first what they are in principle. First of all, all garden sprayers differ in volume of the tank. Their capacity ranges from 2 to 80 liters.
Sprayers of small volume are convenient for work in conditions of a greenhouse . They fit comfortably in the hand, and their capacity is equipped with markings to control the rate of flow of the solution. The flow of liquid in mini-sprayers is regulated by means of a tip from a narrow jet to a fine-dispersed water dust. Sprayers of larger volume (from 10 to 80 liters) are used for processing the garden and garden. They consist of three parts - a tank, a flexible hose and a telescopic rod with a tip-nozzle at the end.
By its design, hand garden sprayers are lever, pump, battery and gasoline. You can move them either on wheels or behind them like a knapsack. Knapsack garden hand sprayers are much more mobile than their wheeled counterparts - they can handle objects not only from the ground, but also climbing the ladder. Wheel sprays are used in those cases where without refueling it is necessary to process large areas, which, moreover, have convenient access.
How to choose a manual garden sprayer?
Criteria, which should be guided in the first place:
- Volume. Choosing a sprayer for the garden-garden first, which is necessary to pay attention - the volume of its tank. Agree that there is not much point in either constantly being distracted by topping up the solution in a small volume sprayer, or in using a sprayer that is only half-filled. For the treatment of a standard garden plot of six hundred square meters it is reasonable to purchase a bucket sprayer with a capacity of 10-12 liters.
- Length of the rod. As the experience of many gardeners, truck farmers, it is most convenient to use a sprayer whose bar can change its length. This greatly reduces the labor and time required to process the site from pests.
- Company manufacturer. In today's market, you can find sprayers from different manufacturers. The best domestic sprayers "Zhuk", German brands "Gardena" and "Solo", English company "Hozelock" and Polish "Marolex" and "Kwazar" proved to be the best ones. Not bad showed themselves and sprayers of Chinese production "Grinda", but they are quite difficult to repair in case of breakage.
Therefore, it is still preferable, though more expensive, but more convenient in the maintenance of European brands. In addition, it is additionally necessary to specify how long the warranty for the selected sprayer model lasts, and where it will be necessary to address in case of its breakdown. - Build quality. As you know, even the most famous name of a company can not guarantee a high-quality product. Therefore, when buying it is necessary to carefully inspect the sprayer, to test the quality of its spraying. All parts of the sprayer should be well adjusted to each other, the belts should ensure a reliable attachment of the tank on the back, and the bar is comfortable to fit into the hand. All levers and buttons of the unit must be pressed without excessive force, and the jet leaving it should be uniform.