For easier and quicker measuring, translate multiples
of these basic units to the fewest possible measures. Examples: Instead of 24
tablespoons, use 1 1/2 cups; instead of 9 teaspoons, use 3 tablespoons.
Quite often mixing directions on materials to be sprayed call for a quantity
way more than is needed by the home gardener. If you run into this problem,
simply convert the amount of water to be used to the same measure as the material
to sprayed so that a ratio (the dilution) can be obtained. Then use the following
table to find the dilution nearest yours. Look across to the column head which
shows the amount of finished spray you want to make.
Under the heading, then, is the amount of spray material to which sufficient
water is added to produce the desired amount of finish spray. Example: If directions
call for one pint in 100 gallons, you convert the gallons into pints, of which
there are 800 (8 pints = 1 gallon). Therefore your dilution is 1 to 800. If
you want a gallon of spray, put one teaspoon of spray material in your gallon
container and fill with water.
| SPRAY DILUTION TABLE |
|
DILUTION
|
FOR1 GAL
|
FOR 1 QT
|
|
1 to 8
|
1 pint
|
1/2 cup
|
|
1 to 16
|
1 cup
|
1/4 cup
|
|
1 to 25
|
2/3 cup
|
3 tbsp
|
|
1 to 40
|
6 1/2 tbsp
|
6 1/2 tsp
|
|
1 to 50
|
5 tbsp
|
4 tsp
|
|
1 to 75
|
3 3/4 tbsp
|
3 tsp
|
|
1 to 100
|
2 1/2 tbsp
|
2 tsp
|
|
1 to 200
|
4 tsp
|
1 tsp
|
|
1 to 300
|
1 tbsp
|
3/4 tsp
|
|
1 to 400
|
2 tsp
|
1/2 tsp
|
|
1 to 600
|
1 1/2 tsp
|
1/3 tsp
|
|
1 to 800
|
1 tsp
|
1/4 tsp
|
Page Prepared by;
Milton L. Pierson
miltonp@botanictreasures.com
Last Modified September 26, 2001