I recently acquired a Chapin model #1949 concrete sprayer...
I had searched a LOT of forums here and found no definitive answer. I don't spray poisons in my veggie garden or my secret garden, but I do spray organic mixtures on both...
So I googled all my organic gardening websites and saw this one.. Sure glad it's the one I bought.
Having just started making aerated compost tea, i knew my shitty little plastic, 2 qt., plastic, pump sprayer wasn't gonna cut the mustard. For a good spray of compost tea, you need a sprayer that won't clog up with particles up to 400 microns (4/10ths of a millimeter) . That's the size you need so the beneficial nematodes in your tea can reach the garden without being killed or clogging your sprayer...I use a regular kitchen strainer with a handle to pour my compost tea thru, and anything that gets thru the strainer will go thru the Chapin #1949..
The Chapin concrete sprayer, pumps up at about 10 to 40 lbs. pressure and the 1/2 gallon per minute nozzle end will allow all the good stuff to pass thru the wand and reach your plants and soil..This sprayer is built in the USA, made of metal, and holds 3 1/2 gallons. It's a bit heavy, about 30 lbs. when filled, but the hose and wand are long enough that you set the tank on the ground beside you and spray away!
This is the BEST garden sprayer I have ever owned... If you need to spray an acre or more this isn't gonna work for you, but you folks with an average size veggie garden and average size secret garden, are gonna find that this sprayer is just the ticket!
I had searched a LOT of forums here and found no definitive answer. I don't spray poisons in my veggie garden or my secret garden, but I do spray organic mixtures on both...
So I googled all my organic gardening websites and saw this one.. Sure glad it's the one I bought.
Having just started making aerated compost tea, i knew my shitty little plastic, 2 qt., plastic, pump sprayer wasn't gonna cut the mustard. For a good spray of compost tea, you need a sprayer that won't clog up with particles up to 400 microns (4/10ths of a millimeter) . That's the size you need so the beneficial nematodes in your tea can reach the garden without being killed or clogging your sprayer...I use a regular kitchen strainer with a handle to pour my compost tea thru, and anything that gets thru the strainer will go thru the Chapin #1949..
The Chapin concrete sprayer, pumps up at about 10 to 40 lbs. pressure and the 1/2 gallon per minute nozzle end will allow all the good stuff to pass thru the wand and reach your plants and soil..This sprayer is built in the USA, made of metal, and holds 3 1/2 gallons. It's a bit heavy, about 30 lbs. when filled, but the hose and wand are long enough that you set the tank on the ground beside you and spray away!
This is the BEST garden sprayer I have ever owned... If you need to spray an acre or more this isn't gonna work for you, but you folks with an average size veggie garden and average size secret garden, are gonna find that this sprayer is just the ticket!
