Nozzles & Droplets – Sprayers 101

Circulating Spray Mix Through a Tank-Rinse Nozzle Maintains Nematode Concentration

(A) Tank-rinse assembly mounted through tank lid with a flow-regulating valve. (B) Close up of tank-rinse nozzle.

Posted on August 25, 2025 (August 25, 2025) by Jason Deveau (Spray Guy)

This article was co-written with Jennifer Llewellyn, former OMAFA Nursery Crop Specialist With more and more bio-rational products on the market, crop protection methods may require reassessment. Certain products require exacting water quality, cannot tolerate residues, and have half-lives that are both time- and temperature-critical. We’ve been getting questions about sprayer compatibility with some of […]

Nozzle Choice in Vegetable Crops – an Australian Perspective

Posted on February 18, 2025 (February 18, 2025) by Scott Mathew

Editor’s Note: Any brand-specific references or recommendations in this article are based on the author’s experience. Sprayers101 endeavours to preserve brand independence and impartiality to best serve our readers. This article was originally posted in 2018. During my many years of work in the Australian vegetable and horticultural industry, I am continually asked: Q. What […]

How to Succeed with a Soil Drench Application in Strawberries

The soil probe. See how far water infiltrates soil by taking core samples.

Posted on February 26, 2024 (February 26, 2024) by Jason Deveau (Spray Guy)

In 2016, Ontario berry growers were surveyed to determine the typical spray volume they used to apply unspecified crop protection products. For strawberry growers (day-neutral and June-bearing), the results spanned 50 to 1,000 L/ha (~5 gpa to ~100 gpa). In an earlier survey (2013), respondents specified 250 to 650 L/ha (~26.5 to 70 gpa) for […]

Airblast Nozzles – Distributing Flow

Posted on March 9, 2023 (March 21, 2023) by Jason Deveau (Spray Guy)

There’s a certain deer-in-headlights expression that creeps onto a sprayer operator’s face when we discuss nozzle selection. We sympathize with our field sprayer clients given the variety of brands, styles, flow rates and spray qualities they must choose from. And PWM has made the process even more complex. However, airblast operators face an additional challenge; Unlike […]

Drone Sprayers – Are we Ready?

Posted on January 31, 2023 (October 9, 2024) by Tom Wolf (Nozzle_Guy)

One of the fastest moving new agricultural technologies is spray drones. Hardly a month goes by without some sort of new capability, some new features. It’s truly an exciting space to watch. As with all things, there are good news and bad news to share. First the good news. Drone capacity is on the rise. […]