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[compost_tea] Re: Sprayer recommendation sought



We use a diaphram pump with a boomjet nozzle made by teejet, about 
35psi, 45feet width of spray, 30 gallons of water per acre.
Absolutely 
the easiest way to apply tea.
Charlie


-- In compost_tea@y..., "Ross Orner" <rorner@p...> wrote:
> Sprayer recommendation soughtHi Graeme,
> We use floodjet nozzles in our sprayer and have taken all screens 
out. We feel that forcing the tea thru screens destroys some of the 
microbes, actually I don't even turn on the agitator until the end of 
the spray - usually the bouncing around keeps things mixed around. We 
have a PTO centrifugal pump though. We started with the smallest 
floodjet nozzles we could buy because of slow ground speed, but found 
we had some degradation of microbes so we switched to a larger size
to 
eliminate that problem. We first used flat fan nozzles but they 
plugged immediately - we have had no problems with the floodjet 
nozzles plugging. 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Graeme Gerrard 
>   To: compost_tea@y... 
>   Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:41 PM
>   Subject: [compost_tea] Sprayer recommendation sought
> 
> 
>   Hi All,
>   I've done a couple of brews now, which I have just been 
experimenting with on a new area which will be a vegie patch - about 
200 square metres.   I've been putting it out with a watering can so 
as not to overpressurize the wee microbes an squash em.  This has
been 
reasonably successful.  The soil actually smells like soil now 
(presumably Actinomycetes?).
>   Now I want to spray tea out on an acre I intend to grow 
strawberries on commercially but am concerned about spray pressures 
etc. What kind of sprayer can I use.  What do you use that you would 
recommend for 1 acre, but with expansion up to 5 acres.  I am looking 
at a Rapidspray 200l tank with 4m boom, 11.3lpm, 300kPa/45psi. It has 
a 12 volt pump, not PTO, but has a 3 point linkage so it can hang off 
the tractor. Anyone here have experience with these things?
>   Thanks in advance.
> -- 
> 
>   Graeme Gerrard
>   ggerrard@r...
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