What types of sprayers are there for gardening and vegetable gardens?

More recently, instead of sprayers, a bucket and a broom were used. It was dipped into the solution and waved over the plants. Needless to say, this treatment was not very effective. The outdated method has been replaced by compact and capacious devices that make life much easier for the gardener.

Types of garden sprayers

There are several main types of such tools for the gardener. Each of them has its own device and works according to a specific method. The weight and price depend on these parameters.

1. Spray. The volume of such a flask is up to two liters. The nozzle on the bottle is equipped with a lever for pumping liquid. A simple and inexpensive model, suitable for local garden processing.
2. Manual pump action. Volume - from 3 to 20 liters. Equipped with a lever for releasing a jet of liquid. Before use, manual pumping of air into the container is required. They come in the form of a backpack and shoulder ones.
3. Manual hydraulic. It is considered safer than a pump pump, as it operates due to the continuous pumping of air into the cylinder. Durable and reliable, sold in volumes up to 20 liters.
4. Rechargeable. Powered by electricity, no manual pumping required. With compact dimensions, the volume can reach 25 liters. Manufacturers note long work without refueling.
5. Petrol. Suitable for processing large agricultural areas. Delivers the solution over long distances with a strong flow.Heavy - not every person can cope with its control. Volume - up to 30 liters. There are backpack models and products on wheels on sale.
6. Rod A device for industrial spraying of large areas. Tank volume - from 400 to 1000 liters. A complex mechanism that is attached to agricultural machinery and sprayed at different periods of plant growth.

To work with chemicals, choose high-quality models of hand-held spray bottles made of opaque glass. If large areas need to be cultivated, experienced gardeners choose pump or hydraulic devices in the form of a backpack or on wheels.

Scope of application of sprayers

The purpose of such devices is obvious:

• spraying chemicals and applying liquid fertilizers;
• irrigation, moistening and cleaning of plants;
• treatment of greenhouses in preparation for winter;
• disinfection of various premises;
• dressing soil and potato tubers with insecticides before planting in the ground;
• washing a car or equipment, garden tools;
• whitewashing of ceilings.

As well as many other functions, of which there are many in private gardening. This is a universal device that will not sit idle in the shed.