Make sure to keep the material in a dry area as the weight will vary with the amount of moisture.. With the soupy weather we are having in the Midwest these days, you may not need to add water!!
-----Original Message----- From: apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.com] On Behalf Of David Doud Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:36 AM To: Apple-Crop discussion list Subject: Re: [Apple-Crop] Pristine fungicide Thanks - I’ve got a balance scale, I’ll get out my grams to ounces conversion table and convert one of my surplus devices to Pristine - D > On Jul 26, 2016, at 11:21 AM, Smith, Timothy J <smit...@wsu.edu> wrote: > > Hi David, > > The dry formulations are measured by weight, liquid by volume. Both vary by > specific weight, so the handy measuring device that comes with various > granular materials is for the intended product only. There are relatively > cheap, but accurate postage scales that you can purchase at an office supply > store. You can weigh the product once accurately and pour it into an > appropriate volume measuring cup, and determine the volume that matches the > weight that is recommended per tank load. Put a mark with a permanent ink on > your measuring device, measure up to that mark at each filling, and spray > away. > > Tim Smith > WSU emeritus (semi- retired) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.com] On Behalf Of > David Doud > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:08 AM > To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > Subject: [Apple-Crop] Pristine fungicide > > I received a chemical delivery yesterday that included a jug of Pristine > fungicide - I expected to receive a measuring cup with it similar to what is > supplied with Assail and various other ‘chicken feed’ style chemicals, but no > measurer was supplied - > > So - is it appropriate to use a standard liquid measuring cup to dole out the > chemical? - how about the Assail measurer? I’ve never checked any of these > manufacturer suppled measuring devices against each other, do they measure > volume or weight? > > thanks - > David Doud - grower, Indiana > about a week away from skimming some Earligold and Redfree apples - I will > skim a few Red Haven peaches this evening or tomorrow - retail is about to > begin - _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__virtualorchard.com_mailman_listinfo_apple-2Dcrop&d=CwIGaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=aNStYqVPw9J_IATwMBkMiA&m=Z_rSJaEXb3utccdWBPon3fK_AFIN7hBB_Td6hBOcN-Q&s=BqpCl5Bxn71x6sgmWIM5QUg3qee_PG3T_fBiQl2KeSE&e= > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.com > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.com http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
