I just got a new toy and had to post about it!
I have been looking for a good sprayer head for plant watering for the past few years. I have about a dozen of them, but all of them either don't have very good water patterns or break down after a year or less of use.
Those days are now over! I saw this one on Gardening by the Yard and had to give it a try. This thing is awesome. The spray patterns are very good, and it is so heavy duty that I will probably be handing this down to my daughter.
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=47963&cat=2,2280,33160&ap=2
Sometimes I feel silly getting excited about such things, but I LIKE IT and had to share with a group that get it! :)
Dennis
Sprayer nirvana
Looks great Dennis, pricey but built to last. I will have to save my pennies, LOL!
Good to know. I bought a " cage" for the downspout for my clematis from Lee Valley which is well made. (Still have to put it up) Let me know if you ever find a pump sprayer that works well.
oooo, that looks like a keeper Dennis! Just got a new garden shed and need stuff to put in it. A really good sprayer for the hose might go on the list as DH is always complaining that I spend too much on sprayers. They always work fine for one season and then become non-functional by the following spring. I usually buy a couple during the end of season sales, but the cheapies. I just might end DH's "spray head agony" and get this one. Thanks for the heads up.
And, bananna18, I'm looking for a good pump sprayer myself. If you find a good one let me know. My small one, which I use for spraying the roses, has bit the dust. I just bought it last year! DH took it apart and it is full of rust flakes. He wants me to consider a larger one with wheels and a battery instead of a pump action. Vacuum pumps are his field of expertise and he thinks a steady pressure is better. Easier on the internal components. Then, of course, release pressure when not in use. The battery would keep a steady pressure while in use. That's his theory anyway. I don't know that I want to spend the extra money. DH and I will probably have this pump sprayer discussion several times before spring. Then I will probably cave and get what he suggests--even though I'm the one who does the gardening. I never want to spend the money on myself.
I really like good tools (my dad used to be a shop teacher). With this new sprayer, and my pair of Felco pruners, I'm in gardening heaven! :)
Dennis
Dennis,do Felco pruners stand the test of time? I have lots of other bypass pruners that are broken.
terri_emory, that battery sprayer on wheels sounds wonderful. It eliminates some of the annoying parts of spraying. If it is made well, in the end you will spend less money.
I kept breaking other pruners (Fiskars, etc.) but the Felco tools are very, very sturdy, and you can even buy replacement parts if needed. The entire thing, including the handle, is thick metal (with a rubber coating on the handle) and can be completely taken aprt and adjusted. I'm not always patient enough to go get the bigger tools like loppers, and have used pruners to cut fairly large diameter branches. The Felco pruners have pulled through where many previous pruners have failed.
Dennis
Hmmm, Felco pruners? I'll have to check them out.
bananna18, in the past I've always gone for less expensive up front. Now that the boys are older and (mostly) out of the house I'm starting to rethink that thought pattern.