How to spot spray with tenacity & certainty...?
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How to spot spray with tenacity & certainty...?
While I fully understand the ratios, and that (as an example and per the directions) I should apply Tenacity as follows; "Spot Application of Tenacity (apply at 1 gallon per 1000 sq ft)...", I never quite know if I spraying too much or too little when spraying random spots (or small-ish areas) around the yard.
If I happen to have exactly 1k sq ft to spray, then I would just go lightly/moderately over the area, over and over until the sprayer was empty. But if I'm just spraying here and there, should I do a light spray (and as long as some liquid is hitting the grass that's enough), should I spray just enough to make sure it's all covered, should I really soak it to make sure I've got lots of product on it, etc...?
Whatever I'm doing right now seems to be pretty inconsistent as I have some areas turning nice and white, others starting to turn a bit, and others barely changing (it could be that I've misdiagnosed bad poa and it's really not, hence it's not lighting up, but I think I'm just spraying different amounts...).
Thanks for any suggestions.
If I happen to have exactly 1k sq ft to spray, then I would just go lightly/moderately over the area, over and over until the sprayer was empty. But if I'm just spraying here and there, should I do a light spray (and as long as some liquid is hitting the grass that's enough), should I spray just enough to make sure it's all covered, should I really soak it to make sure I've got lots of product on it, etc...?
Whatever I'm doing right now seems to be pretty inconsistent as I have some areas turning nice and white, others starting to turn a bit, and others barely changing (it could be that I've misdiagnosed bad poa and it's really not, hence it's not lighting up, but I think I'm just spraying different amounts...).
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Re: How to spot spray with tenacity & certainty...?
I have no experience with certainty. With tenacity it doesn't take a lot. Just be sure you hit your area once. There is no need to hit it twice.
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Re: How to spot spray with tenacity & certainty...?
To me, it's a bit of muscle memory. I know about how fast I move the wand when doing a blanket spray and I try to move there wand the same speed for a spot spray.
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Re: How to spot spray with tenacity & certainty...?
One option for spot spraying if you think you might either go too heavy or use too little carrier volume, is to make the solution 2-5x more dilute than normal and then don't worry about giving it a decent hit with the sprayer. For a nonselective like glyphosate, it doesnt really matter because it's all going to be dead anyway.
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