Fruit Spray Schedules for the Homeowner - Page 11

Table 3
Dilution table for spray materials.

Measuring and mixing

• Powder quantity dilution for spray
• Liquid quantity dilution for spray
• Simple measuring
• Abbreviations

Example
If label calls for 1 pound of spray material per 100 gallons of water, you would need 2 teaspoons of material for a 1-gallon sprayer.

Simple measuring

• 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
• 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce
• 4 tablespoons = 12 teaspoons = 1/4 cup = 2 fluid ounces
• 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 8 fluid ounces
• 2 cups = 32 tablespoons = 1 pint
• 2 pints = 64 tablespoons = 1 quart
• 4 quarts = 1 gallon
• 1 ounce = about 3 tablespoons dry weight

Abbreviations

• T = tablespoon
• t = teaspoon
• oz. = ounce
• pt. = pint
• fl. oz. = fluid ounce