Gilmour D1 1-Pound-Capacity Dry Application Garden Duster Review.
"It took me a long time to find this -- Thank you Amazon!" 2008-08-07
By George A. Mchugh (NC USA)
I had a bug problem in my home garden and I had owned an ancestor of this type of duster. It was given to me by an elderly gentleman when I gardened out in the country here in North Carolina. It was misplaced years ago. I had since used a pump liquid dispenser for SEVIN. It was OK but liquid SEVIN is very expensive. You cannot imagine my joy to find it here on Amazon.com. I immediately put it to use.
This is a simple yet very durable tool. I just dump some SEVIN dust in it, screw the top on and I am ready to go. One can dust as lightly or heavily as he or she wishes. Just be careful not to breathe the dust in. It is easy as one can see the way the dust is blowing. Use this in 'no wind' or 'slight wind' situations for best results. Morning or evening is best.
This duster is stoutly built, but not unbreakable. It is built of plastic, but a very durable thick plastic. I judge it to be as durable as any duster made. It is better than the metal duster I once had.
This duster is a LOT more economical to use (with SEVIN) than any liquid duster I owned. There is no maintenance to it - just keep it in a dry place when storing it.
I gave it a five star rating -only because I could not give it six stars.
"loved it!" 2009-09-26
By A. Pais
You know the satisfaction you get when something works JUST as you'd expect it to?
Well, this one was it.
"Good value for the cost" 2008-04-05
By E. Roush (Evans, WA USA)
Although this unit will not perform like the crank models that cost 3 times as much...it will be fine for smaller area applications like roses or potato patches, etc. ...just expect to do some shaking of the unit while pumping in order to keep the duster primed. The large fill mouth is a real plus! I am not much of a plastic fan, but this unit feels stout and it will not corrode like the old tin units used to.
"Gardener's review" 2008-07-29
By B. Morey (Colorado)
This duster is pretty good. It gets the dust under the leaves without spraying into the air. The wand tends to fall off if it isn't pushed on tightly - twist it on snuggly. Easy to clean and store.
"convenient duster" 2009-09-08
By FM
Great for dusting the soil in my vegetable garden with diatomaceous earth for sowbugs, earwigs, ants and other pests that heavily invade my vegetable growing area.
The extension that's provided is kinda whimpy and it's difficult to distribute the powder evenly with it ...so I don't use it. It's made sturdily and I'm hoping to get many years of use from it.
I guess the only negative comment I might have is that each time I pump it, it gives off a loud squeak. I don't think I'm suppose to oil it since it may not function if I do, but since there aren't any instructions regarding the squeak, I'll have to put up with the annoying squeal.
I've used it on my woodpile, and the DE repelled the spiders, leaf wasps, and other creepy crawlers that usually find a place to hide between the logs.
By George A. Mchugh (NC USA)
I had a bug problem in my home garden and I had owned an ancestor of this type of duster. It was given to me by an elderly gentleman when I gardened out in the country here in North Carolina. It was misplaced years ago. I had since used a pump liquid dispenser for SEVIN. It was OK but liquid SEVIN is very expensive. You cannot imagine my joy to find it here on Amazon.com. I immediately put it to use.
This is a simple yet very durable tool. I just dump some SEVIN dust in it, screw the top on and I am ready to go. One can dust as lightly or heavily as he or she wishes. Just be careful not to breathe the dust in. It is easy as one can see the way the dust is blowing. Use this in 'no wind' or 'slight wind' situations for best results. Morning or evening is best.
This duster is stoutly built, but not unbreakable. It is built of plastic, but a very durable thick plastic. I judge it to be as durable as any duster made. It is better than the metal duster I once had.
This duster is a LOT more economical to use (with SEVIN) than any liquid duster I owned. There is no maintenance to it - just keep it in a dry place when storing it.
I gave it a five star rating -only because I could not give it six stars.
By A. Pais
You know the satisfaction you get when something works JUST as you'd expect it to?
Well, this one was it.
By E. Roush (Evans, WA USA)
Although this unit will not perform like the crank models that cost 3 times as much...it will be fine for smaller area applications like roses or potato patches, etc. ...just expect to do some shaking of the unit while pumping in order to keep the duster primed. The large fill mouth is a real plus! I am not much of a plastic fan, but this unit feels stout and it will not corrode like the old tin units used to.
By B. Morey (Colorado)
This duster is pretty good. It gets the dust under the leaves without spraying into the air. The wand tends to fall off if it isn't pushed on tightly - twist it on snuggly. Easy to clean and store.
By FM
Great for dusting the soil in my vegetable garden with diatomaceous earth for sowbugs, earwigs, ants and other pests that heavily invade my vegetable growing area.
The extension that's provided is kinda whimpy and it's difficult to distribute the powder evenly with it ...so I don't use it. It's made sturdily and I'm hoping to get many years of use from it.
I guess the only negative comment I might have is that each time I pump it, it gives off a loud squeak. I don't think I'm suppose to oil it since it may not function if I do, but since there aren't any instructions regarding the squeak, I'll have to put up with the annoying squeal.
I've used it on my woodpile, and the DE repelled the spiders, leaf wasps, and other creepy crawlers that usually find a place to hide between the logs.
