I use a hose end sprayer when possible (when it's a single type of fertilizer) but I usually have to use some type of watering can. I have a half barrel and mix up about 20 gallons at a time. I mix everything together except for the Spray n Gro trio which I mix separately, a gallon at a time.

I'm a bit lazier, when I'm feeding and watering at the same time, I just mix it in a 5gal bucket. The hose end sprayers are just too slow for me. When I'm doing foliar feeding, I bought one of those tank sprayers, the kind you pump the handle for pressure... This helps me get the underside of leaves where the foliar feed is more effective. The tank sprayers usually have an angled wand, which will spray up to get the bottom side of leaves. The hose end sprayers usually won't spray UP very well. I recommend you get a tank sprayer that is ONLY used for fertilizing.

Thsi is great info for us newbs..Have a great friday everybody...

Thanks!
Karyn, When you mix yours in a 20 gallon barrel you don't use it all at one time do you? Can you save it in the barrel and if so how do you shake it up as it settles to the bottom? How do you get it out of the barrel into the watering can?

**Ryan, When you mix yours in a 5 gallon bucket do you then pour that into your watering can? I have one of those small plastic pump sprayers you get at the Dollar Store for about $4.00. It sprays like a spray bottle and not very well. It does not have a hose attached. I may need to invest in pump sprayer.
Thanks for the tips!
Joyce

I just use Miracle Grow with a hose end feeder. The only problem with that is that Miracle Grow lacks some vital trace elements that brugs need, so I supplement that once a season with a sprinkling of some granular rose food pellets that specify trace elements in the formula. It's very cheap at home depot or Lowes. Sprinkle a bit in the pots and the trace minerals get released when I use the hose on them. Remember when using something like Miracle grow on a regular basis you may see salt build up on the pots. Especially if the season is on the dry side. Be sure to occasionally give your plants a good soaking or flush with fresh water to help eliminate the buildup. I don't have to worry about that because the rainy season here does all the flushing I need.

Joyce I end up mixing at least 2 barrels full when I fertilize. 20 gallons of water isn't enough for everything. I hate feeding the plants because it's so time consuming. I can only carry a couple gallons at a time so it's constantly running back and forth to fill the watering container. It's so much easier with the hose end sprayer but I can't mix everything in that.

Joyce

I Use a 4-Gallon Backpack Sprayer For Spraying The Leaves.
Also Use a 55-Gallon Drum For Mixing Fertilizer When i am
Going to Drench The Soil. Then i fill all My Watering Cans.
So Far Twice A Week And It really don't take long for me this way.

Chocolate Brug

Joyce, you can get a tank sprayer pretty inexpensively at Home Depot. A small two or three gallon one should work fine for foliar spraying.

I'm getting away from using the Miracle Gro products completely, because of the salt buildup issue. The Schultz products are similar to the MG, but less of the salt problem because you use so much less of them. If I remember correctly, the Schultz products also have the trace minerals in them already. Home Depot doesn't carry Schultz, but if you have an Ace Hardware near you, they usually do.

Thanks so very much to all of you!!! You have been most helpful! I REALLY appreciate all of you!
May the sun always shine on you !
Joyce

I got a good tip for inground brugs today. You use the hose end sprayer but take off the end that it comes out of and screw it into your soaker hose. Then all the fertilizer goes directly to the roots instead of all over the yard. I'll try it and see how it works.