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[BigC]

Well my little trigger hand held sprayers have finally given up the ghost..no pump action in any of them (3) I have dissected them, interchanged the parts etc etc, you name it I did it...but still no spray action....
I like to thoroughly mist the greenhouse with water every morning and evening and give all the plants and seedlings a good drenching, I dunno why, I've always did it and it seems to work for me...so with no sprayer to hand I wondered what am I gonna do with myself in the mornings and evenings....so I consulted my friend Google.....Now I'm not one for cutting corners and have always bought brand names when it comes to gardening items but this time I came across a pump action pressure sprayer from Screwfix for a paltry sum of £9.99....Haha...that's gonna be a right piece of crap I thought to myself...but curiosity killed the cat and after reading the 100+ reviews and almost 5 star ratings I decided to bite the biscuit.......Setting up was a breeze and OMG How did I ever do with out this item, job done in minutes (well certainly less than the regular 20 with the hand trigger spray)...Good Grief I never thought I'd get excited about such a menial product...Build quality is excellent, (7ltrs) very sturdy piece of kit...obviously I cannot comment on the longevity of the parts but reading the reviews like I said earlier, many folks have bought more expensive models in the past and this item lives up to them if not surpasses the big name brands..plus it also carries a 1 Year Guarantee...Needless to say I am more than happy with this single purchase this evening....WOW!...£9.99 its a gift.

Pressure Sprayer (click for link)

 

[alp]

What an amusing post! @BigC! So glad that we have discovered you or you've discovered us. Your pics, garden and posts really jazz up the forum...

 

[BigC]

What an amusing post! @BigC! So glad that we have discovered you or you've discovered us. Your pics, garden and posts really jazz up the forum...

Ah I'm just another ordinary amateur gardener minion, with a liking for nature and how things work...the forum is great and thanks for the warm welcome....

 

[Logan]

Morning all, clear some more ground for more cosmos.

 

[alp]

Good morning to all: A very bright Essex ..

 

[BigC]

Morning all, very dull and overcast here in NI, we are forecast for a good drenching this aft...
Meanwhile I'm off into the Hot House to use my new fang-dangled pressure spraying device saving myself time and money.....Have a great day folks
@alp
Here are the images from the Vine leaves as requested...the new growth (this years, not the woody stalk is also riddled with black blotching and is sticky/greasy to the touch) not a pretty sight. Hopefully when the Sulphur spray additive arrives it will rectify things...

 

[Logan]

What are water buts? I am assuming rainfall containers?
Fish water is great for plants! I have a drain hose that I attach to my waterfall filter and use it to water plants when I clean out my filters. All that rich fish poop in the water makes my plants happy.

These are water butts.

There's a tap down the bottom.

Pipe joined to the down pipe from the house with a diverter inside, so when their full it goes down the pipe.

 

[BigC]

They wont be long filling up @Logan ...Mine are pretty similar...I even have one in the garage for Reverse Osmosis for the fish, very handy items and not very expensive for the slimlines, but the stand is a must

 

[Logan]

@BigC thanks.We're not supposed to have anymore rain over the weekend, but it's still drizzling. There's only one place we can get the slimline ones and yes need the stands. Got 5 altogether, but need another. Only use it for the blueberries, we've got a lot in pots. My brother said their difficult to grow, he now's a lot about gardening and used to landscaping before he did his back in, doing it.

 

[alp]

@BigC You're obviously very knowledgeable. Reverse Osmosis - a term I came to know when I was teaching my son Science. Any way, I have emailed a vineyard for you and see if they are nice enough to reply.

 

[alp]

Nearly broke my camera photographing these - I dropped it and it went into a shock, unable to switch on or off. I plugged in the charger in the mains and it's working..

Penstemon barbatus

A lovely ox-eye daisy

Honeysuckle with a lovely fragrance

Echinacea purpurea - How can you not love it?

Sunflower probably from bird seed

Fuchsia

Primula auricula

an orange dahlia

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Oops....how come I forgot to wish you all a Good Morning....sorry

I got absorbed in Googling Pans People....after hearing about another founder members death this morning..... that's 4 of them gone now...all quite young ( ish) too.

Brought back so many fond memories of my early teens....my friends and I use to watch Top Of The Pops and try and copy their every dance move!!!!!

So sad!

Thought-provoking Thursday to all

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Lovely pics @alp......have you got the sun up your way.....looks like it in your first couple of pics!!
Grey and dull down south here!

 

[Logan]

@alp lovely flowers, especially the penstemons and fucshia.

 

[Logan]

@Upsy Daisy what's the name of the member in pans people who has died? Please.