I promised my wife is take her out for dinner so I didn't get a chance to upload the bio stim schedule. But it's in the app, linked in the description. Check back later and I'll update it here too. Thank you for watching !!
Holy crap. They make a battery electric compressor top for pump up sprayer tanks? Oh it's on now man! wow thanks man for showing that to me.... a whole galaxy of opportunities just opened up...
@@Thelawncarenut thanks! I’m trying to find reference on how much water to add in a tank sprayer versus hose end. I have the ortho and understand that. But how do I know how many gallons per 1,000 sf for himic, air8, and micro Greene? I saw in another guide RGS is 3oz/gallon/1,000 and also air8 I think...
I got one of these to help me treat some trees in my yard for various fungus issues. I was confused about whether to pour my concentrate products in the reservoir straight or mix them beforehand. In retrospect, I shouldn't have been, but this video was really helpful, thanks 😅
Appreciate the video, well done! My hose pressure must be through the roof or something because at the 8oz dial setting I emptied the entire 32oz resevior in like 30-40 seconds. Had to dial it back to 2 oz to get more of that "2 minute working time"
Always been a do it myself guy across the board. Funny, but doing my own lawn has always been the biggest challenge for me. Who in their right mind would think that their is such a methodical science to all of this. Lets start with I have personally re-sodded my lawn 3 times. OUCH!!! "LEARN HOW TO SHARPEN YOUR LAWN MOWER BLADE". Listen to this man, every 5th cut sharpen your blade, do not mow under 4 inchs!!! Most people think you just cut the grass right?? Wrong, Allyn changed the game for me!!! I got frustrated! I live south in South Florida! St Augustine Floratam - Love this grass type, .. Everything in South Florida seems to be to the 12th power of application. Fungus, who ever heard of "Rhizoctonia" before Allyn! Could never figure all this out until, I Found the Lawn Care Nut! The Bullet Proof Strategy!! This is greatness!!! I started with basic's watching his channel, and unable to MATH (LOL). I could never figure out the sprayers and the breakdowns per 1000 square foot and spray setting, so I never invested in his (4) Pack bio-stimulant package until now!! PS its a great value you when you break it down, basically $25.00 a gallon of really high quality product. This video is exactly what I needed to explain how the heck to correctly use the Ortho Dial N Spray - sprayer. I followed the basic modification on the sprayer, after sizing down the sprayer hose and cutting off the end, I added a seconded zip tie just above the weight inside the sprayer. in 10 Minutes I am going outside to start the fun!! The only thing I am still concerened about is "WEED FEED", Pre-Emergent time, I am phreaked out to use this on my lawn, as I have previously had a bad experience. I am trying to use the Greencast tool, and I am using the Yard Mastery app, and I downloaded Allyns book online, I just don't have the confidence yet to put weed and feed back on my lawn!! I absolutely do not want to re-sod again!! Need to watch more videos their, especially on temperature! So for now I am trying to build a tough turf, and hand pulling weeds "Good Therapy", bad on time!! Thanks to the Lawn Care Nut for all the education and great products!! We appreciate you! - Great Video!
This is all new to me. Received my Bio-Stimulant yesterday and got my Ortho at a big box store. Just finished laying the RGS and Humic12. Probably go with the MicroGreene next weekend. Psyched to see the results on my Texas St. Aug. . Thanks Allyn for your informative videos!!
I have been using these methods for years , and I never have any problems, sometimes I'll get crazy abs put in 2 products but always add water helps alot.
I took my Ortho apart and drilled out the smallest hole in the dial to a bit larger than the 8 oz hole so I have a max dump of whatever I’m spraying and it clogs less. I’ve divided my lawn into larger areas of 3-4000 sq ft (got 18,000 total!) so I try and get as much product in as I can so I don’t have to fill so much. Just gotta walk faster. As long as we get down the right amount of product on the size area we’re spraying we should be good. Great explanation of all that, thanks.
Shoutout to 'ole Cleeter at the Freedom Factory! P.S. I'm here because of the collab with Cleetus. Watched a few of your videos and decided to step up my lawn care game. I bought one of your guides and I'm hooked. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but appreciates the nice lawn 😂
That's how it starts! She will really think you are crazy when you start mowing twice a week. That's how you know you are getting serious. Cheers and welcome!
Thanks for all you do Allyn. I know how much time and energy you put into your videos and guides to help us regular Joes. AND you understand that repetition is the key to learning ;)
Thanks for the heads up about spraying your walkways with water before spraying the MicroGreens. I’ve been applying RGS, Humic-12, Air-8 and D-Thatch this season, along with Carbon-X. Planning to add MicroGreens next season and switch to Carbon-X DIY, to back off on the higher N rates.
I just threw down RGS on my front lawn with my newly modified Ortho. Worked like a charm! Looking forward to do the backyard tomorrow..or should I say “tamarra.” Loving all of the NEXT bio-stims! Thanks LCN!
I took your previous advice with the Ortho and actually did a bucket test, because at first I was having trouble with running out of product and still having square footage to cover going off the 2gal/1 min. I determined that my HES put out 1 gallon of water every 27 seconds, so I ended up buying a cheap wrist watch that has a stopwatch feature and I generally just do 1000 sq ft at a time, and will take 1:48 to spray that 1000, and get out 4 gallons of water, that way I’m also diluting the product as recommended on the label of most of the NeXT products. Thanks for the vid Hane. 👍🏼
I watched the one you uploaded last year for this sprayer first, then found this new video:) it helped me a lot! the same product in Canada uses ml/L, so I kinda had to do conversions on both liquid products and the dial sprayer. I'm very glad I watched your videos! Thank you!
Got my Ortho Sprayer over eBay today! Thanks for the planting the seed of gardening which I have embraced in various degrees of amateurism! I do hope to find the products to spray for grubs and other pests here in Costa Rica!
Excellent video! I generally use a Chapin Pro sprayer but I think I will try this one soon. Got my four-pack in recently and just ordered some Flagship bags ... also got the Throw 'Er Down sticker - thanks Allyn! I love spraying -
I got my Sprayers Plus 2 gallon battery sprayer that does great! I’ve got it all timed out in sections of my lawn. Great info on the Ortho dial n spray. I always wondered what the insides looked like. Spraying and praying! 🙏🏻😎
Thank you for this video! I now know why it was so painful to apply RGS & Humic together at 4oz! Holy smokes, gonna make adjustments for next application. Sprayin, prayin and smokin through! “I hope”!
Awesome video, I have had fun taking the ortho apart to edumacate myself over der. Thanks for being the pod cast back, I make for a fun commute to and from work.
I think buying a nice, battery operated sprayer is an investment that pays for itself. Learn to use it and it can really save you money on products also. I use a FlowZone 4 gallon backpack sprayer and it's lasted me a couple years, spraying weekly. The 2 gallon is a great option also and you can cover a lot of lawn with it.
This was a really great video. I had given up on the Ortho sprayer, but I have one in my garage that I will try after watching this video. Thx for such great content.
Great video Allen. I've been having a difficult time trying to figure out how to properly spray the greene. Specially the greene punch. I'm going to try these tips. Thanks
I appreciate the deep dive on the Ortho hose end sprayer. You included a lot of good information here. It’s a welcome update to your original video on the Ortho a year or two back. Thank you.
Here's my ortho hack - cut this plastic uptake cord because you don't need it so long that it's in the corner - 4:06 Also my ortho hack - when you're done with the application you may have some left in the corner - 11:57 Sorry, I'm just bustin chops LCN. Love your content man, don't ever stop!
Very good! Thanks! I just ordered a new Dial N Spray. I've always told myself to lose the filter at the end of the hose. I've got the older style Dial N Spray....but WTF I want a new one...
The hat tho...LMAO...I have been doing that with my ORTHO hose end sprayer for a while now...it just makes it so much easier without all the math. The process is much more enjoyable. I have old sprayers and just fill all of the tanks (4) so it comes down to change the tank and on to the next area.
Great video. I have a smallish yard, just over 2000 sq ft between the front and back. I would prefer to dial everything in for 1000 sq ft at a time instead of the 2000 sq ft since I have to do the small side of my house & switch hoses in between. What would be the ortho setting and dilution rate on that? Same question for the pump sprayer because I am going back and forth between which I want to use.
I think I figured it out. On the "8" setting, the sprayer is pushing 8oz from the tank per gallon of water. The sprayer sprays 2 gallons/min (or 1 gal/30 seconds). If I have 8 oz in the tank, it will take 30 seconds to empty (8oz/gallon at 1 gal/30seconds). If you can dilute the concentrate the way LCN suggests, the only real variable is your walking pace. For example, if I need 5 oz. of whatever product to do my 1,000 sq ft front lawn, I can add 11 oz of water to the sprayer (to get to 16oz total in the tank) which will then take 1 minute to empty because the "8" setting means it's pushing 8 oz per gallon and the sprayer is pushing 2 gallon/min. If, however, I fill the sprayer to its 32 oz capacity, it will take 2 minutes to empty the contents so I'd be walking a LOT slower over the 1000 sq ft. Does that make sense? It will always take 2 minutes to empty the full container (32 oz.) and 1 minute to empty 16oz; just depends on how fast or slow you want to walk. I really hope this makes sense.
Awesome video, very informative. Thank you for taking the time in making this video. I'll be ordering the 4x 1 gallon box from your site next week and look forward to getting it applied for the first time.
I just started with a full line of N-Ext liquids and am rounding out the equipment. Where can I snag some of the boots you were wearing to spray? Are they just rubber over-boots? Thanks!
This weekend I tried to follow this advice with Humic 12 but it still comes out too fast with Ortho setting of 8. I used 4 full, (full =12 oz H12 + 20oz H2O), Ortho containers to cover 4000 sqft. So about double what is mentioned here. I would need to be moving very fast to cover 2000 sqft with one full container. A dilution setting of 6, or 4, seems more reasonable although I am concerned about clogging going to a smaller setting. I'm now concerned about using a hose end sprayer with these products.
Love how the Humic has the hype happy music because we're just sprayin it all over the place.. MicroGreene gets serious, no music.. I was legit on the edge of my seat waiting to see if any got on the hardscape!
Bio-Stimulant pack is here: thelawncarenut.com/collections/liquid-fertilizer/products/bio-stimulant and here is the basic plan you can follow drive.google.com/file/d/1-XuQbhaexYXKKSDJre4PcU7q9URuh7c6/view?usp=sharing
Can you please link the hose adapter that Jay sent you for the hose? I just bought the stim pack as well as some fertilizer and am starting my lawn renovation!!
I lost the weight on my original sprayer after it fell off the shelf(I'll keep looking for it). On my new one, after cutting the tube to length I trimmed of the "flange" of the original tip and pushed it back onto the tube. Plus also after removing the screen. There is now way I can walk fast enough to cover the space on the 8oz setting. I use the 1oz setting for everything but the micro green. I've learned how fast I need to walk to cover each zone of my lawn and have the container come out empty. With micro green I fill half full with the rest water and use the 4 oz setting. Just have to fill up a few more times. If I don't feel like dragging a hose around I use my 10 gallon tank sprayer and I will mix all 4 bio stim products together.
I’m new to Lawn Care. I just bought my house in November. I have 20,000 ft.² of lawn. Need recommendations for a sprayer for a lawn that size. Any information provided would be great thanks so much.
Hi. I did some over seeding last fall and I applied RGS, Green-Pop and some Mesotrione. The seed did germinate but I had some spots that didn't. Yesterday 3/24/24 I threw some seeds on the bare spots and treated my lawn with the same cocktail. What should I do next? What should I apply? I really like this products and would like to continue using them. Thank you an greetings from Nixa, Mo.
Is Nixa where Jason Bourne is from? 😂 I would apply Flagship in about a week and again 4 weeks later. Get the existing grass to thicken up while your seed grows in.
Thank you for the info. And yes, Jason Bourne is allegedly from Nixa. His buddy Brad Pitt is from Springfield, Mo. (10 miles north of Nixa) He's the one that suggested to add the town of Nixa in the movie.
Great tip about the shoes...didn’t think about it the first time I sprayed microgreene, had shoe prints all over sidewalks/driveway. Any tips on how to remove the iron stains would be appreciated lol!
Pickup a hose barb coupling (used to join 2 hoses) as well that fits inside the 1/4in hose. Optionally slide the weight back down over the barb., but the barb is also a weight so you technically do not need the oval weight it comes with. If you do it this way then length of cut for the hose should be 4.75in - 5.50in if no barb, and you want the hose just barely touch the bottom. - 6.00in is perfect if you want the hose a little more than barely touching the bottom. -6.50in just in case someone messed this up, lol. But you can always start at 6.5 and see how that goes first.
So when using the Ortho, do you HAVE to water the lawn after? I have no problem walking the yard and breaking it up in sections to do 2k sqft sections, but it would really be difficult to set up a sprinkler...I'm on 3 acres but I only really care about the front yard which is about 320x100. If you have to water it in, what about just walking it again with the Ortho spraying just plain water? Would that be enough?
Hey wait a minute I thought you water in all the bio stims except the 002 microgreen. I thought that was foliar absorption. Please advise, spraying it in the next 48 hours. Love your vids bruduh!
Hey Allan, I was wondering why you use the zip tie on the end of the hose? Why not pull off the filter (it’s just a barb fitting) then when it’s off remove the screen (which can be done with a small flat blade screwdriver) then put it back on the end of the hose. I figured there is some reason you used the zip tie instead of what I described. Thank you sir keep up the awesomeness!
Man it’s like you got a rush of micro green orders in and know the questions or issues are coming. Lol I just placed the order for mine a couple days ago and can’t wait to throw’er down!
Allyn I just bought the micro greene waiting for delivery. I also have ortho hose and spray. I can’t see how I am going to do my lawn at 15 k yard. I will be forever be in lawn to do only 2k per at 6 oz. I was told I could do 6 oz x 5 to spray = 30 oz add 2 oz to add water for 5 k Sq ft per fill up of dial up spray. So 3 times to cover my 15 k yard. But you are saying only 2k Sq ft spray since ortho dial can’t handle 30 oz of concentrate plus 2 oz of water cause of grains in dial Spray. I only have pump 2 gallon and no battery back pack. I plan to buy your YM back pack but wait until later plus out of stock after July 4th sale.
Allyn, awesome video! Can Microgreene still be applied with Ortho hose sprayer once it's modded? Seems like the pump sprayer would take a lot longer to apply with such a small spray pattern. Thanks!
As a business owner, I want to start treating lawns with these organic products. However, most of the the clients don't have an irrigation system. Should I water it in for them after I spray their lawn with the fertilizers or should I warn them that they have to?
I just received my Ortho sprayer from Amazon. Looks like mine has an upgraded strainer on the end of my tube. Should I still cut that part off? I'm assuming that is done so the sprayer has an easier time to suck up the thicker contents of the bio-stimulants?
Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I just got the bio-stimulant package and have a question. Are the lawn leaves supposed to have brown stains “iron” even after I watered down the app? Am I doing something wrong? My grass is looking great btw. Thank you!
Just curious on how many Ortho sprayers people went through before they got a good one? Was spraying my lawn yesterday with RGS and Green Punch (8oz setting and moded sprayer), got my front yard done and as I was cleaning out my tank the sprayer started leaking from everywhere. Just went over to my local Home Depot and picked up two more sprayers so I can do my back yard.
I have a bunch of the old Dial N Spray models that work fine. Is there anything about the new one shown here that makes it better for applying these products? Or are they the same internally?
Saw a video on the N-ext UA-cam about mixing. You can mix the RGS humic and the air8 together but the micro green on it's own. With that music it sounds like you took your lawn out to dinner.
I'm always on the hunt for great quick-connect fittings as most tend to leak or break after a certain amount of time. I can't find Eley's at the current time, everything on backorder. Would you mind sharing the link of the quick-connect fittings the subscriber sent you and/or possibly do a review of them after a bit to see how they've held up?
Hi what is the hose pipe connection size that threads into this please? I'm in the UK and just ordered one from the US that's on its way. Our standard hose pipes here are all different sizes. I have a 3/4 thread hose and a 1/2 inch quick connector hose. I've heard two conflicting answers that this Dial n Spray is 5/8 but I've also heard its 3/4. Can you please confirm which one it is so I can get my adapter ordered online now as well because I think I'll need one? Many thanks
Got a little Venturi action over der!! I got kicked out of high school for spraying my concentrate too thick you whad I mean? Hey I’d watch your videos if you were reading the obituaries and your podcast was lights out!! More , more, more!! Your tip about checking your soil after watering opened my eyes!! Hope you enjoyed your July 4th! Now I’m gonna enjoy a craft beer!!
I know this video is old buddy, but just a little confused. I just bought some Bifenthrin for cinch bugs and the label says 1 ounce per gallon per 1000 feet. I’m still not sure how to set my sprayer ha ha can you please help? I’m thinking, put 2 ounces of insecticide in the container and then fill it up, and then I have two minutes to spray over 2000 ft.² correct ?
I have cool season grass. This season I have applied Scott's step 1, 2, & recently step 3. I discovered your channel after putting the Scott's down. Great channel! Can I use the bio stimulant pack & 7-0-0 greene effect this season even though I've already used scotts? Also at this time what is the order of application?
I would wait on the 7-0-0. Should be just and don't need to spend extra on more fert. But he has a Yard Mastery app you can download for a schedule and quick links for info and to buy. Fertilizer > RGS > Humic 12 > and MicroGreene is recommended for Round 3 in the app right now.
One of your best videos LCN and I have been flowing for many years. I know you and when you started to take sprayer apart I said to myself this is going to get ugly. When you pulled out wrench I LMAO. But with two taps it opened right up. I stopped laughing and sincerity apologize. I feel as if I should go outside and eat some dirt like you did in a video to redeem myself. Lol
I promised my wife is take her out for dinner so I didn't get a chance to upload the bio stim schedule. But it's in the app, linked in the description. Check back later and I'll update it here too. Thank you for watching !!
Holy crap. They make a battery electric compressor top for pump up sprayer tanks? Oh it's on now man! wow thanks man for showing that to me.... a whole galaxy of opportunities just opened up...
here is the schedule drive.google.com/file/d/1-XuQbhaexYXKKSDJre4PcU7q9URuh7c6/view?usp=sharing
@@Thelawncarenut What about the hose end adapter thing?
Tell you’re wife we are more important
@@Thelawncarenut thanks! I’m trying to find reference on how much water to add in a tank sprayer versus hose end. I have the ortho and understand that. But how do I know how many gallons per 1,000 sf for himic, air8, and micro Greene? I saw in another guide RGS is 3oz/gallon/1,000 and also air8 I think...
I got one of these to help me treat some trees in my yard for various fungus issues. I was confused about whether to pour my concentrate products in the reservoir straight or mix them beforehand. In retrospect, I shouldn't have been, but this video was really helpful, thanks 😅
I needed this video as I finally just picked up the biostimulant package and the ortho dial and spray.
Thanks LCN appreciate ya!🤜🤛
Thank you! I did the mods to my new Ortho and used the higher setting, amazing! No clogs, nothing, worked some much better!
I run mine on 8oz great results every time.
Appreciate the video, well done! My hose pressure must be through the roof or something because at the 8oz dial setting I emptied the entire 32oz resevior in like 30-40 seconds. Had to dial it back to 2 oz to get more of that "2 minute working time"
Always been a do it myself guy across the board. Funny, but doing my own lawn has always been the biggest challenge for me. Who in their right mind would think that their is such a methodical science to all of this. Lets start with I have personally re-sodded my lawn 3 times. OUCH!!! "LEARN HOW TO SHARPEN YOUR LAWN MOWER BLADE". Listen to this man, every 5th cut sharpen your blade, do not mow under 4 inchs!!! Most people think you just cut the grass right?? Wrong, Allyn changed the game for me!!! I got frustrated! I live south in South Florida! St Augustine Floratam - Love this grass type, .. Everything in South Florida seems to be to the 12th power of application. Fungus, who ever heard of "Rhizoctonia" before Allyn! Could never figure all this out until, I Found the Lawn Care Nut! The Bullet Proof Strategy!! This is greatness!!! I started with basic's watching his channel, and unable to MATH (LOL). I could never figure out the sprayers and the breakdowns per 1000 square foot and spray setting, so I never invested in his (4) Pack bio-stimulant package until now!! PS its a great value you when you break it down, basically $25.00 a gallon of really high quality product. This video is exactly what I needed to explain how the heck to correctly use the Ortho Dial N Spray - sprayer. I followed the basic modification on the sprayer, after sizing down the sprayer hose and cutting off the end, I added a seconded zip tie just above the weight inside the sprayer. in 10 Minutes I am going outside to start the fun!! The only thing I am still concerened about is "WEED FEED", Pre-Emergent time, I am phreaked out to use this on my lawn, as I have previously had a bad experience. I am trying to use the Greencast tool, and I am using the Yard Mastery app, and I downloaded Allyns book online, I just don't have the confidence yet to put weed and feed back on my lawn!! I absolutely do not want to re-sod again!! Need to watch more videos their, especially on temperature! So for now I am trying to build a tough turf, and hand pulling weeds "Good Therapy", bad on time!! Thanks to the Lawn Care Nut for all the education and great products!! We appreciate you! - Great Video!
Best video on UA-cam on how to set the ortho spray, I finally understood thanks
This is all new to me. Received my Bio-Stimulant yesterday and got my Ortho at a big box store. Just finished laying the RGS and Humic12. Probably go with the MicroGreene next weekend. Psyched to see the results on my Texas St. Aug. . Thanks Allyn for your informative videos!!
I already knew you were in the military beforehand, but seeing you use the wrench as a hammer definitely solidified that.
😂😂
I have been using these methods for years , and I never have any problems, sometimes I'll get crazy abs put in 2 products but always add water helps alot.
Yes I agree they work well. It's been a long time since I went through it in this much detail.
Just picked up one of these. Haven't circumcised it yet, but I'm pleased thus far!
Thanks for the mention and support broski! Glad to see the podcast back.
thanks bro! 🇺🇸
The ole “beat it till you break it” method. Solid work!
I learned from the best. 🤘
I took my Ortho apart and drilled out the smallest hole in the dial to a bit larger than the 8 oz hole so I have a max dump of whatever I’m spraying and it clogs less. I’ve divided my lawn into larger areas of 3-4000 sq ft (got 18,000 total!) so I try and get as much product in as I can so I don’t have to fill so much. Just gotta walk faster. As long as we get down the right amount of product on the size
area we’re spraying we should be good. Great explanation of all that, thanks.
Shoutout to 'ole Cleeter at the Freedom Factory! P.S. I'm here because of the collab with Cleetus. Watched a few of your videos and decided to step up my lawn care game. I bought one of your guides and I'm hooked. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but appreciates the nice lawn 😂
So you're hooked on fast cars and green lawns, good combination !! 🇺🇲
That's how it starts! She will really think you are crazy when you start mowing twice a week. That's how you know you are getting serious. Cheers and welcome!
Thanks for all you do Allyn. I know how much time and energy you put into your videos and guides to help us regular Joes. AND you understand that repetition is the key to learning ;)
My favorite line.....
Proper Hose management is key 🤘🏼
Thanks for the mod info 👊🏼
Cutting off the filter.
Super primitive mod 😂
I know this was older but I just received the spoon feed and the starter pack, I found this video very helpful thank you! New lawn DIY er.
Thanks for the heads up about spraying your walkways with water before spraying the MicroGreens. I’ve been applying RGS, Humic-12, Air-8 and D-Thatch this season, along with Carbon-X. Planning to add MicroGreens next season and switch to Carbon-X DIY, to back off on the higher N rates.
🤘
I just threw down RGS on my front lawn with my newly modified Ortho. Worked like a charm! Looking forward to do the backyard tomorrow..or should I say “tamarra.” Loving all of the NEXT bio-stims! Thanks LCN!
I took your previous advice with the Ortho and actually did a bucket test, because at first I was having trouble with running out of product and still having square footage to cover going off the 2gal/1 min. I determined that my HES put out 1 gallon of water every 27 seconds, so I ended up buying a cheap wrist watch that has a stopwatch feature and I generally just do 1000 sq ft at a time, and will take 1:48 to spray that 1000, and get out 4 gallons of water, that way I’m also diluting the product as recommended on the label of most of the NeXT products. Thanks for the vid Hane. 👍🏼
What do you recommend to get rid of moss in cool season lawn? I reside in se MI.
Does liquid fertilizer absorb into the soil and get taken up by the roots or is it absorbed directly into the blades?
Great breakdown! Very helpful. It took me forever to figure out precisely how it worked. Makes a big difference when you know how things work. Thank!
I watched the one you uploaded last year for this sprayer first, then found this new video:) it helped me a lot! the same product in Canada uses ml/L, so I kinda had to do conversions on both liquid products and the dial sprayer. I'm very glad I watched your videos! Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video. I need to spray my lawn tomorrow and was considering buying this ortho sprayer. I’m heading to Home Depot tomorrow.
Got my Ortho Sprayer over eBay today! Thanks for the planting the seed of gardening which I have embraced in various degrees of amateurism! I do hope to find the products to spray for grubs and other pests here in Costa Rica!
Excellent video! I generally use a Chapin Pro sprayer but I think I will try this one soon. Got my four-pack in recently and just ordered some Flagship bags ... also got the Throw 'Er Down sticker - thanks Allyn! I love spraying -
I got my Sprayers Plus 2 gallon battery sprayer that does great! I’ve got it all timed out in sections of my lawn. Great info on the Ortho dial n spray. I always wondered what the insides looked like. Spraying and praying! 🙏🏻😎
Thank you for this video! I now know why it was so painful to apply RGS & Humic together at 4oz! Holy smokes, gonna make adjustments for next application. Sprayin, prayin and smokin through! “I hope”!
Awesome video, I have had fun taking the ortho apart to edumacate myself over der. Thanks for being the pod cast back, I make for a fun commute to and from work.
I think buying a nice, battery operated sprayer is an investment that pays for itself. Learn to use it and it can really save you money on products also. I use a FlowZone 4 gallon backpack sprayer and it's lasted me a couple years, spraying weekly. The 2 gallon is a great option also and you can cover a lot of lawn with it.
This was a really great video. I had given up on the Ortho sprayer, but I have one in my garage that I will try after watching this video. Thx for such great content.
Great video Allen. I've been having a difficult time trying to figure out how to properly spray the greene. Specially the greene punch. I'm going to try these tips. Thanks
Greene Punch really does need to be applied at higher rates - so you may want to just go with a battery powered hand can for it.
You have some very informative videos, I appreciate them. Your neighbors could use a little lawn advice.
Always a pleasure to support a fellow patriot! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I appreciate the deep dive on the Ortho hose end sprayer. You included a lot of good information here. It’s a welcome update to your original video on the Ortho a year or two back. Thank you.
Here's my ortho hack - cut this plastic uptake cord because you don't need it so long that it's in the corner - 4:06
Also my ortho hack - when you're done with the application you may have some left in the corner - 11:57
Sorry, I'm just bustin chops LCN. Love your content man, don't ever stop!
Very good! Thanks! I just ordered a new Dial N Spray. I've always told myself to lose the filter at the end of the hose. I've got the older style Dial N Spray....but WTF I want a new one...
Great video, I had no idea the ortho sprayer could be modded. Great information as usual thanks!
I’m gonna rewatch the math part about a hundred times before I understand it 😂.
same.
😂😂 let us pray
The hat tho...LMAO...I have been doing that with my ORTHO hose end sprayer for a while now...it just makes it so much easier without all the math. The process is much more enjoyable. I have old sprayers and just fill all of the tanks (4) so it comes down to change the tank and on to the next area.
Great video. I have a smallish yard, just over 2000 sq ft between the front and back. I would prefer to dial everything in for 1000 sq ft at a time instead of the 2000 sq ft since I have to do the small side of my house & switch hoses in between. What would be the ortho setting and dilution rate on that? Same question for the pump sprayer because I am going back and forth between which I want to use.
Same question.
I think I figured it out. On the "8" setting, the sprayer is pushing 8oz from the tank per gallon of water. The sprayer sprays 2 gallons/min (or 1 gal/30 seconds). If I have 8 oz in the tank, it will take 30 seconds to empty (8oz/gallon at 1 gal/30seconds). If you can dilute the concentrate the way LCN suggests, the only real variable is your walking pace. For example, if I need 5 oz. of whatever product to do my 1,000 sq ft front lawn, I can add 11 oz of water to the sprayer (to get to 16oz total in the tank) which will then take 1 minute to empty because the "8" setting means it's pushing 8 oz per gallon and the sprayer is pushing 2 gallon/min. If, however, I fill the sprayer to its 32 oz capacity, it will take 2 minutes to empty the contents so I'd be walking a LOT slower over the 1000 sq ft. Does that make sense? It will always take 2 minutes to empty the full container (32 oz.) and 1 minute to empty 16oz; just depends on how fast or slow you want to walk.
I really hope this makes sense.
I was ready to throw my Ortho sprayer away. But I will try modifying it and give it some pumps. Thanks 😊 Great video?
let me know how it goes. 👊
Awesome video, very informative. Thank you for taking the time in making this video. I'll be ordering the 4x 1 gallon box from your site next week and look forward to getting it applied for the first time.
With a full tank (for reference)
2min - 8oz setting
4min - 4oz setting
5min - 3oz setting
8min - 2oz setting
11min - 1.5oz setting
16min - 1.0oz setting
webeducation So tell me something why not keep at less Oz and have enough time to spray?
@@worldpeace5853 8oz has the least chance of clogging
Why is 8oz only lasting 30 seconds in my ortho?
Finally got the biostim pack can’t wait to spray and pray this weekend
Hose placement suggestion -- set up the hose behind you before starting so you're pulling it to length, not pushing it. Minimizes frustration.
I just started with a full line of N-Ext liquids and am rounding out the equipment. Where can I snag some of the boots you were wearing to spray? Are they just rubber over-boots? Thanks!
Just downloaded the app and I can't wait to buy my bio stem pack with the air8 I'm so excited lol thanks for what you do buddy happy 4th
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I actually like my hose getting sticky 😆
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Nice !
This weekend I tried to follow this advice with Humic 12 but it still comes out too fast with Ortho setting of 8. I used 4 full, (full =12 oz H12 + 20oz H2O), Ortho containers to cover 4000 sqft. So about double what is mentioned here. I would need to be moving very fast to cover 2000 sqft with one full container. A dilution setting of 6, or 4, seems more reasonable although I am concerned about clogging going to a smaller setting. I'm now concerned about using a hose end sprayer with these products.
Yup, came out way to fast for me too. Luckily it was only rgs. Definitely should test with water to get a real number on your specific water pressure
What would be the setting and fill level for 1000 sq ft lawn?
Love how the Humic has the hype happy music because we're just sprayin it all over the place.. MicroGreene gets serious, no music.. I was legit on the edge of my seat waiting to see if any got on the hardscape!
yeah, it's stressful at times lol
Is that floodjet tip also good for applying liquid prodiamine, or should I keep using a finer spray?
Bio-Stimulant pack is here: thelawncarenut.com/collections/liquid-fertilizer/products/bio-stimulant and here is the basic plan you can follow drive.google.com/file/d/1-XuQbhaexYXKKSDJre4PcU7q9URuh7c6/view?usp=sharing
Can you please link the hose adapter that Jay sent you for the hose? I just bought the stim pack as well as some fertilizer and am starting my lawn renovation!!
I lost the weight on my original sprayer after it fell off the shelf(I'll keep looking for it). On my new one, after cutting the tube to length I trimmed of the "flange" of the original tip and pushed it back onto the tube. Plus also after removing the screen. There is now way I can walk fast enough to cover the space on the 8oz setting. I use the 1oz setting for everything but the micro green. I've learned how fast I need to walk to cover each zone of my lawn and have the container come out empty. With micro green I fill half full with the rest water and use the 4 oz setting. Just have to fill up a few more times. If I don't feel like dragging a hose around I use my 10 gallon tank sprayer and I will mix all 4 bio stim products together.
I’d tried the 2 gallon backpack spray and this method. I don’t want to be in the yard too long so the spray method is quicker.
I’m new to Lawn Care. I just bought my house in November. I have 20,000 ft.² of lawn. Need recommendations for a sprayer for a lawn that size. Any information provided would be great thanks so much.
I like using a backpack sprayer. Great video. Maybe i should give ortho another try.
Hi. I did some over seeding last fall and I applied RGS, Green-Pop and some Mesotrione. The seed did germinate but I had some spots that didn't. Yesterday 3/24/24 I threw some seeds on the bare spots and treated my lawn with the same cocktail. What should I do next? What should I apply? I really like this products and would like to continue using them. Thank you an greetings from Nixa, Mo.
Is Nixa where Jason Bourne is from? 😂 I would apply Flagship in about a week and again 4 weeks later. Get the existing grass to thicken up while your seed grows in.
Thank you for the info. And yes, Jason Bourne is allegedly from Nixa. His buddy Brad Pitt is from Springfield, Mo. (10 miles north of Nixa) He's the one that suggested to add the town of Nixa in the movie.
Great video as always. Great content for us novice to intermediate lawn care nuts. Thanks Al!
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Great tip about the shoes...didn’t think about it the first time I sprayed microgreene, had shoe prints all over sidewalks/driveway. Any tips on how to remove the iron stains would be appreciated lol!
Pickup a hose barb coupling (used to join 2 hoses) as well that fits inside the 1/4in hose. Optionally slide the weight back down over the barb., but the barb is also a weight so you technically do not need the oval weight it comes with. If you do it this way then length of cut for the hose should be 4.75in
- 5.50in if no barb, and you want the hose just barely touch the bottom.
- 6.00in is perfect if you want the hose a little more than barely touching the bottom.
-6.50in just in case someone messed this up, lol. But you can always start at 6.5 and see how that goes first.
How often should i be fertilizing my cool weather lawn NYC? Love your channel.
Every 4-6 weeks
Frankenlawn is back? That’s funny. I loved the videos featuring frankenlawn.
How do u measure 3 1/2 table spoons to a gallon in the the Ortho hose end sprayer ? Do I Put in 3 1/2 tablespoons and then fill up with water?
Awesome as always bro ..watched it yesterday as well as this morning 😎💪 hose management 👍👌
So when using the Ortho, do you HAVE to water the lawn after? I have no problem walking the yard and breaking it up in sections to do 2k sqft sections, but it would really be difficult to set up a sprinkler...I'm on 3 acres but I only really care about the front yard which is about 320x100. If you have to water it in, what about just walking it again with the Ortho spraying just plain water? Would that be enough?
Hey wait a minute I thought you water in all the bio stims except the 002 microgreen. I thought that was foliar absorption. Please advise, spraying it in the next 48 hours. Love your vids bruduh!
7-0-0 Greene Effect is the one you don't water in. All the others you do. Sometimes the names get confusing lol 😂
Hey Allan, I was wondering why you use the zip tie on the end of the hose? Why not pull off the filter (it’s just a barb fitting) then when it’s off remove the screen (which can be done with a small flat blade screwdriver) then put it back on the end of the hose. I figured there is some reason you used the zip tie instead of what I described. Thank you sir keep up the awesomeness!
You could do it that way too - I just followed what JP did when he showed me this mod - he used a rubber band instead of a zip tie though.
Man it’s like you got a rush of micro green orders in and know the questions or issues are coming. Lol I just placed the order for mine a couple days ago and can’t wait to throw’er down!
What type of grass do you have? Beautiful!!
Allyn I just bought the micro greene waiting for delivery. I also have ortho hose and spray. I can’t see how I am going to do my lawn at 15 k yard. I will be forever be in lawn to do only 2k per at 6 oz. I was told I could do 6 oz x 5 to spray = 30 oz add 2 oz to add water for 5 k Sq ft per fill up of dial up spray. So 3 times to cover my 15 k yard. But you are saying only 2k Sq ft spray since ortho dial can’t handle 30 oz of concentrate plus 2 oz of water cause of grains in dial Spray.
I only have pump 2 gallon and no battery back pack. I plan to buy your YM back pack but wait until later plus out of stock after July 4th sale.
I usually put some blue dye in the mixture to ensure I'm covering my areas. Do you find that helpful?
Happy 4th Allyn...Thanks for the Video and spraying and praying!!!!!
What is the name of the song while he was spraying, my daughter really liked it
Allyn, awesome video! Can Microgreene still be applied with Ortho hose sprayer once it's modded? Seems like the pump sprayer would take a lot longer to apply with such a small spray pattern. Thanks!
As a business owner, I want to start treating lawns with these organic products. However, most of the the clients don't have an irrigation system. Should I water it in for them after I spray their lawn with the fertilizers or should I warn them that they have to?
May I ask why you used setting number 8? If you said it somewhere i didn't understand?
luv the vids very helpful, your chemicals you use I can not find in my big box stores, is this a online order stuff like thru amazon?
we have them exclusively online thelawncarenut.com/collections/liquid-fertilizer/products/bio-stimulant
Twenty thumbs up for AvE references!
So timely! I got my ortho sprayer in the mail today!!
Time to spray and pray !!
I just received my Ortho sprayer from Amazon. Looks like mine has an upgraded strainer on the end of my tube. Should I still cut that part off? I'm assuming that is done so the sprayer has an easier time to suck up the thicker contents of the bio-stimulants?
for sure cut it off
Great video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. I just got the bio-stimulant package and have a question. Are the lawn leaves supposed to have brown stains “iron” even after I watered down the app? Am I doing something wrong? My grass is looking great btw. Thank you!
Sometimes you will see the brown spots. As long as you are mulching your clippings when you mow, nothing will be lost, so all good.
Great! Thank you so much for the quick reply!!
Just curious on how many Ortho sprayers people went through before they got a good one? Was spraying my lawn yesterday with RGS and Green Punch (8oz setting and moded sprayer), got my front yard done and as I was cleaning out my tank the sprayer started leaking from everywhere. Just went over to my local Home Depot and picked up two more sprayers so I can do my back yard.
Always enjoy the videos. Why cant you do Humic and micro Greene at the same time?
I have a bunch of the old Dial N Spray models that work fine. Is there anything about the new one shown here that makes it better for applying these products? Or are they the same internally?
Saw a video on the N-ext UA-cam about mixing. You can mix the RGS humic and the air8 together but the micro green on it's own. With that music it sounds like you took your lawn out to dinner.
I'm always on the hunt for great quick-connect fittings as most tend to leak or break after a certain amount of time. I can't find Eley's at the current time, everything on backorder. Would you mind sharing the link of the quick-connect fittings the subscriber sent you and/or possibly do a review of them after a bit to see how they've held up?
Hi what is the hose pipe connection size that threads into this please? I'm in the UK and just ordered one from the US that's on its way. Our standard hose pipes here are all different sizes. I have a 3/4 thread hose and a 1/2 inch quick connector hose. I've heard two conflicting answers that this Dial n Spray is 5/8 but I've also heard its 3/4. Can you please confirm which one it is so I can get my adapter ordered online now as well because I think I'll need one? Many thanks
Hi and thanks. I use a Chapman backpack manual sprayer. What would the ratio be? Same oz per gallons with the Chapman Fan nozzle tip?
Always great tips Allyn! Hope you had a great 4th bud. 👍🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲👍🏻
thanks bro, you too!
Got a little Venturi action over der!! I got kicked out of high school for spraying my concentrate too thick you whad I mean? Hey I’d watch your videos if you were reading the obituaries and your podcast was lights out!! More , more, more!! Your tip about checking your soil after watering opened my eyes!! Hope you enjoyed your July 4th! Now I’m gonna enjoy a craft beer!!
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Glad you podcast is back.
Thank you !
Isnt the dial and spray built for not needing to dilute?? Otherwise you can just get a regular sprayer with a tank
I know this video is old buddy, but just a little confused. I just bought some Bifenthrin for cinch bugs and the label says 1 ounce per gallon per 1000 feet. I’m still not sure how to set my sprayer ha ha can you please help?
I’m thinking, put 2 ounces of insecticide in the container and then fill it up, and then I have two minutes to spray over 2000 ft.² correct ?
I have cool season grass. This season I have applied Scott's step 1, 2, & recently step 3. I discovered your channel after putting the Scott's down. Great channel! Can I use the bio stimulant pack & 7-0-0 greene effect this season even though I've already used scotts? Also at this time what is the order of application?
I would wait on the 7-0-0. Should be just and don't need to spend extra on more fert. But he has a Yard Mastery app you can download for a schedule and quick links for info and to buy. Fertilizer > RGS > Humic 12 > and MicroGreene is recommended for Round 3 in the app right now.
One of your best videos LCN and I have been flowing for many years. I know you and when you started to take sprayer apart I said to myself this is going to get ugly. When you pulled out wrench I LMAO. But with two taps it opened right up. I stopped laughing and sincerity apologize. I feel as if I should go outside and eat some dirt like you did in a video to redeem myself. Lol