All of our protective fungicide applications are now complete.  It always feels good to have that finished this time of year.  I work around mother nature's schedule when making these critical applications, many times I spray well into the night.  Climatic conditions must be proper; light/no winds with no rain so the product can dry and be taken up by the plant.  This time of year those conditions can be rare.  

Pictured above is our spray-pro 1250.  This is my most important tool in the shed.  It is a very accurate rig that I use year round to fertilize - apply wetting agents - apply growth regulators - and apply pesticides when needed.  We purchased this unit in 2006 and it just turned 1000 hours while cleaning and winterizing it this afternoon.  This unit probably has played the biggest roll is the improved conditions of our golf courses over the last 7 years.  

This is our only usable spray-rig for all 36 holes.  The 175 gallon tank is perfect for maintaining small acreage areas like greens-tees-approaches but it is under sized for fairway applications.  

One day I hope we can purchase a 300 gallons spray-rig and build a better mixing site.  Regular spray applications of nutrients during the season is much more efficient and would reduce product use plus turf conditions would improve with the addition of a wetting agent and growth regulators to the tank.