Spraying the garden

[czechsonofagun]

What precautions do you take when spraying chemicals in your garden, vineyard etc. I spray copper, sulfur, Mancozeb and wear goggles and overalls and when I am done I take a shower. Of course the text on every package makes it sound like handling U235; what is your experience with that?

Am I wrong to assume that few spoons per gallon thins it out enough to make it generally harmless? I am not gonna take my chances with that stuff, but I would like to know what and how other people with more experience do it.

 

[bp fick]

The precautions I take is that I don't. Sorry.

 

[schmism]

ive been known to spot spray the garden with generic roundup.... cant say ive done anything special except stand up wind when spraying and i use a fairly coarse spray as to avoid aerating as much as possible.

 

[MossRoad]

When I spray my fruit trees I wear a raincoat and pants, rubber gloves and goggles and keep my mouth shut when I am looking up! :laughing:

I do it when there is no wind, but you know how that goes. There is always a slight breeze or splash back.

This is the first year I am attempting to get edible fruit from my trees besides my cherries, which have been producing for a couple years. I used dormant oil spray in late winter/early spring and will be using a general fruit tree spray starting this week if it ever stops raining. My petals fell off everything but the peach tree this week.

 

[forgeblast]

eye protection, and then shower. other then that not much. I will wear a hat and long sleaved clothes.

 

[czechsonofagun]

This was the first time I used eye protection; grapes are now my eye height.