Posted by jjgurley on May 22, 2008, 11:37 am
When I was young, my Father used a lawn sprayer that consisted of a
translucent green tube (about the size of those tubes you put in your
golf bag to organize clubs) with a sprayer mounted on the bottom, than
you just pushed down to dispense a dose of weed killer on a single
weed. The pump was activated by a rod that you pushed against the
ground. No bending over, no hand cramps, no overspray. Anyone know
where I might find one of these? I figure I could convert one of
those hand sprayers with a little ingenuity, but I'd rather honor
whomever still makes these great tools!
Posted by Bob F on May 26, 2008, 3:15 pm
> When I was young, my Father used a lawn sprayer that consisted of a
> translucent green tube (about the size of those tubes you put in your
> golf bag to organize clubs) with a sprayer mounted on the bottom, than
> you just pushed down to dispense a dose of weed killer on a single
> weed. The pump was activated by a rod that you pushed against the
> ground. No bending over, no hand cramps, no overspray. Anyone know
> where I might find one of these? I figure I could convert one of
> those hand sprayers with a little ingenuity, but I'd rather honor
> whomever still makes these great tools!
An alternative:
Take a quart jar. Punch a bunch of holes in the lid with a nail. Fill it with
weed-n-feed (dry fertilizer), and screw on the lid. Tape the jar to a 2-3 fot
long stick, with the lid just beyond the end of the stick. Hold the other end of
the stick, and shake the jar up and down with the stick to sprinkle each weed.
I do remember the gadget you mention. Haven't seen them in years.
Posted by Oren on May 26, 2008, 3:27 pm
wrote:
>> When I was young, my Father used a lawn sprayer that consisted of a
>> translucent green tube (about the size of those tubes you put in your
>> golf bag to organize clubs) with a sprayer mounted on the bottom, than
>> you just pushed down to dispense a dose of weed killer on a single
>> weed. The pump was activated by a rod that you pushed against the
>> ground. No bending over, no hand cramps, no overspray. Anyone know
>> where I might find one of these? I figure I could convert one of
>> those hand sprayers with a little ingenuity, but I'd rather honor
>> whomever still makes these great tools!
>An alternative:
>Take a quart jar. Punch a bunch of holes in the lid with a nail. Fill it with
>weed-n-feed (dry fertilizer), and screw on the lid. Tape the jar to a 2-3 fot
>long stick, with the lid just beyond the end of the stick. Hold the other end
of
>the stick, and shake the jar up and down with the stick to sprinkle each weed.
>I do remember the gadget you mention. Haven't seen them in years.
Is this the gadget? (jpg)
http://di1.shopping.com/images/pi/23/78/e8/29318393-177x150-0-0.jpg
Posted by Bob F on May 28, 2008, 4:11 pm
> wrote:
>>
>>> When I was young, my Father used a lawn sprayer that consisted of a
>>> translucent green tube (about the size of those tubes you put in your
>>> golf bag to organize clubs) with a sprayer mounted on the bottom, than
>>> you just pushed down to dispense a dose of weed killer on a single
>>> weed. The pump was activated by a rod that you pushed against the
>>> ground. No bending over, no hand cramps, no overspray. Anyone know
>>> where I might find one of these? I figure I could convert one of
>>> those hand sprayers with a little ingenuity, but I'd rather honor
>>> whomever still makes these great tools!
>>
>>An alternative:
>>
>>Take a quart jar. Punch a bunch of holes in the lid with a nail. Fill it with
>>weed-n-feed (dry fertilizer), and screw on the lid. Tape the jar to a 2-3 fot
>>long stick, with the lid just beyond the end of the stick. Hold the other end
>>of
>>the stick, and shake the jar up and down with the stick to sprinkle each weed.
>>
>>I do remember the gadget you mention. Haven't seen them in years.
>>
> Is this the gadget? (jpg)
> http://di1.shopping.com/images/pi/23/78/e8/29318393-177x150-0-0.jpg
No. The one described is about a 30" long plastic cylinder about 1-1 1/2" in
diameter, with a 1" long thing like a golf T at the bottom end. Push it down on
a weed, and it squirts weed killer out several small holes right above where the
T meets the cylinder.
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> translucent green tube (about the size of those tubes you put in your
> golf bag to organize clubs) with a sprayer mounted on the bottom, than
> you just pushed down to dispense a dose of weed killer on a single
> weed. The pump was activated by a rod that you pushed against the
> ground. No bending over, no hand cramps, no overspray. Anyone know
> where I might find one of these? I figure I could convert one of
> those hand sprayers with a little ingenuity, but I'd rather honor
> whomever still makes these great tools!