The Fountainhead Group Announces Time and Money-Saving Backpack Sprayer Strategies

Oct. 15, 2012 - PRLog -- The Fountainhead Group, a leading lawn care products company based in New York Mills, New York, recently announced a number of money-saving backpack sprayer tips and strategies for its customers. A lush green lawn not only looks good, but it also adds to a home's curb appeal. However, keeping a lawn full and green is no easy task with the amount of pests, weeds, and environmental factors that are constantly attacking each blade of grass. Fortunately, regularly applying insecticides, fertilizers, and weed control products to a lawn while following the tips provided by The Fountainhead Group will keep grass looking beautiful.

There are many types of lawn care products on the market today, and most have descriptions printed on the label indicating what they do for the lawn. They range from simple one-ingredient fertilizers to multiple compounds that treat all or most common grass-killing insects, providing weed control and feeding the lawn. Selecting the correct type of lawn treatment is essential to ensuring the lawn receives the proper care, according to The Fountainhead Group.

Once the type of fertilizer is chosen, an applicator is required to evenly distribute the treatment to the lawn. This is where property owners can save big thanks to The Fountainhead Group. Mixing your own lawn treatment or fertilizer in a backpack sprayer is the key, The Fountainhead Group indicated, because it saves money and reduces waste. Don't use a full concentration of the lawn chemical, as this will cost the consumer more money as they have to purchase a greater quantity of lawn chemicals. Instead, a lawn treatment dissolved in water provides protection and nourishment to every inch of a lawn if applied using the correct type of sprayer. For example, homeowners with a Roundup reusable sprayer can get 10 bottles of ready-to-use spray out of just one bottle of concentrated chemicals, saving them a significant amount of money over time.

Handheld and backpack sprayers are both capable of applying this type of lawn treatment, but handheld sprayers are limited in the amount of solution they can hold and become inadequate when treating large areas. As a result, The Fountainhead Group recommends using backpack sprayers. They hold more solution and sit firmly on the back of the person applying the treatment, eliminating the fatigue associated with carrying a full handheld sprayer around for hours on end and allowing for a greater area of lawn to be treated.

A backpack sprayer operates in a similar manner to smaller sprayer models but has additional features that allow the flow of solution to be cut off from the spray nozzle, reducing waste and eliminating leakage.

Rinsing and cleaning the backpack sprayer after each use is good practice to make sure it is ready for the next use and to ensure no reactions occur between the current and previous solution applied to the lawn through the sprayer.

By mixing their own spraying solutions, consumers can save time and money and reduce waste, and by using a backpack sprayer, they can do a more efficient job treating their lawns.

For other lawn care tips, lawn care products, or more information on The Fountainhead Group, visit http://www.TheFountainheadGroup.com.