Question

I need to know now many ounces of the pelleted Drive 75 product to put in a 10 gallon sprayer for my turf to kill actively growing crabgrass. The product directions tell me so many ounces for square foot but I do now know how to convert that to ounces per gallon of water. Thanks!

Answer

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Place 3.67 ounces of Drive in a 10 gallon sprayer and apply to 10,000 sq ft. The normal use rate is .367 ounces per 1,000 sq ft. It is important to have an idea what water volume you apply when spraying with that equipment. One gallon per 1,000 sq ft. is standard, but you may not apply at that rate and should adjust the amount of product per 10 gallons of water. I suggest that you take your sprayer and spray an area 1,000 sq ft in size and determine how much water you use on that 1,000 sq ft area. A concrete area works well to help see where you have sprayed. If you determine that you use 2 gallons of water to treat 1,000 sq ft then you should add .367 oz X 5 = 1.835 oz to 10 gallons. This is because you apply 2 gallons of water per 1,000 sq ft or 10 gallons of water per 10,000 sq ft, and we want to make sure we get the right amount of product down for each 1,000 sq ft.