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When making homemade lawn fertilizer you say to use a hose end sprayer; what is this?
You buy the sprayer at any garden center. It screws onto the hose and will dilute it to the correct proportions for your lawn.
hose is a garden hose. sprayer is the nozzel that goes on the end.
The other thing you can use is a hand held tank that has a hose and sprayer attached to it.
Wat setting should u use on ortho dial spray to equal a 10 gallon sprayer?
I want to make the homemade lawn fertilizer. How much square footage does an application cover, say a 20 gallon mix out of a hose end sprayer set at 3 or 4 oz?
Thank you!!
Here is a homemade recipe to make lawn fertilizer - www.gardenguides.com/
Wow! I never knew you could make your own thanks for sharing. I will have to try these sometime.
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www.gardeningknowhow.com/
this link says it takes 44 gallons to spray one acre
www.domyown.com/
so you would have to see how many feet are in an acre, because your amount would be a bit less than 1/2 an acre
so 21,000 square feet, approx.
Is there a homemade recipe for liquid lawn fertilizer that can be used in a 25 gallon tow behind liquid sprayer? I have a John Deere sprayer.
You may have to take a 5 or 10 gallon recipe and multiply to get your 25 gallons. I feel sure there are simpler recipes to be found also.
Here is a quote: "Master Gardeners for Lawns recommend a concoction of 1 can beer, 1 cup ammonia, 1 cup dish soap, 1 cup liquid lawn fertilizer, 1 cup molasses. Hose end sprayer @ a 10 gallon rate evenly spread.
Here is a link to a similar recipe (which I also plan to try).
www.wisebread.com/
From garden-counselor-lawn-care.com:1 cup of plain liquid dish soap (not detergent) 1 cup any brand liquid lawn fertilizer (like Miracle Gro) 1 cup of molasses or corn syrup. Mix these ingredients into a 10 or 20 gallon hose end sprayer and apply evenly to the entire lawn in early mornings or later evenings.
evenly spead to how big of a yard?!!!!!!!
I am looking for a lawn spray you can make with liquid detergent, water, beer, and ? I don't know the other ingredient, the amounts of each to use, or how to use, but heard it works very well. Does anyone know?
I believe you are referring to Jerry Baker's Feeding Spray for Lawns. It is recommended that this be applied every 3 weeks in the early morning. You can actually feed everything in your garden with this tonic. Use a 20 gal. hose end sprayer
* 1 can beer
* 1 cup ammonia
* 1/2 cup liquid dish soap
* 1/2 liquid lawn food
* 1/2 cup molasses or corn syrup
For more of Jerry Baker's great recipes for garden products go to: http://www.jerrybaker.com
I have lost my Jerry Baker recipe for a spray to get rid of mosquitos. I used it last year and it was great! It used lemon dish detergent, dog flea detergent, and ammonia. Help me!
the amount to mix does this make 20 gal.to spray
The recipes tell you what to use and the amount, but not how much it will make. How do I find out the coverage?
Less is more. A lot of these fertilizers are made in a pail. You can get a gadget that attaches it to the hose as well. I would walk around and make sure all the grass gets a sprinkling.
There are some recipes for homemade fertilizer on this site. Is this fertlizer safe for pets and kids to walk on right after application?
By Taden D from Clifton, IL
You must query the provider of the fertilizer infomation. Note-in a recipe, each ingredient may be safe for children and pets, however, a large amount of any one ingredient or a combination of two or more ingredients may be a problem. I doubt any of the providers can guarantee safety concerns.
I accidentally deleted the recipe for homemade lawn food, I know it had beer, dish soap... Help!
By Bobbie
Hello Bobbie. I've seen many recipes for lawn food. The one including beer had:
1 can of beer
1 cup ammonia
1 can of soda (not diet/ sugar free) your
I read the various recipes for homemade lawn fertilizer. My question is how much to make for a 6 gallon tow behind pressure sprayer?
By Bill M.
I used to have one with beer, some kind of dog shampoo, a golf ball to keep it shaking, Weed and Feed, and maybe something else. It was safe for kids and animals to go on it right away. Any suggestions. Thanks!
By Jeri Lynn
The homemade liquid fertilizer recipe of beer, pop, etc. How big of an area does this cover?
By James
I have a recipe for lawn fertilizer made with beer, ammonia, dish soap, etc. You're supposed to mix it with water in a 5 gallon bucket. But I want to use one of those containers that you attach to your hose, (one which previously had a fertilizer mix in it). How do I know how much ratio wise, that I should put in the container for the water from the hose to mix with it as it's spraying?
By Heidi from Lombard, IL