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PEBBLE CREEK UNIVERSITY • FIELD TRAINING

Find It. Target It. Verify It.

Ranger Pro spot application in landscape beds — inspect completely, spray precisely, protect the plant material, and verify the property before leaving.

Training Mix

2 fl oz

Ranger Pro in 1 gallon finished spray = approximately 1.5% solution per the photographed label.

Primary Goal

Target

Apply to weed foliage with controlled coverage. Do not spray the mulch bed.

Final Standard

Verify

Re-walk the bed from the opposite direction before leaving the property.

1. FIND IT

A clean-looking bed from 10 feet away is not the standard. Inspect the whole bed.

Look behind and underneath shrubs.
Look between plants and inside groundcovers.
Check foundations, edging, valve boxes and irrigation heads.
Look underneath low limbs and ornamental grasses.
Walk the bed from more than one direction.
Identify the weed before deciding how to treat it.

2. TARGET IT

✓ Keep the nozzle low and close to the target.

✓ Spray weed foliage only.

✓ Apply uniform coverage — not to runoff.

✓ Keep spray and drift off desirable plants, green stems, foliage and exposed roots.

✓ Use controlled trigger pressure; avoid waving the wand through beds.

WHEN NOT TO SPRAY

Do not spray when the target cannot be isolated from desirable vegetation.

Do not spray if wind/drift makes control uncertain.

Do not spray blindly underneath shrubs.

Do not spray to the point of runoff.

Use the approved non-spray method or ask a supervisor when the situation is uncertain.

3. VERIFY IT

Before leaving, turn around and inspect the landscape beds again from the opposite direction.

The standard is not “I sprayed weeds.”
The standard is: “I inspected every bed, treated the appropriate weeds, protected the landscape, and verified the result.”

Hands-On Field Demonstration

Each team member must demonstrate all five steps:

1. Find 5 hidden weeds in an actual landscape bed.
2. Identify which weeds can safely be sprayed.
3. Point out at least one situation that should not be sprayed.
4. Demonstrate proper nozzle position and controlled application.
5. Perform the final opposite-direction inspection.

PPE / Label

Follow the Ranger Pro label and company requirements.

Photographed label lists long-sleeved shirt, long pants, shoes plus socks for applicators/handlers, plus any additional PPE required for the work setting.

The pesticide label is the controlling instruction.

Knowledge Check

1. What is the PCU training mix for a 1-gallon finished spray?

2. Why keep the nozzle low and close to the target?

3. What should you do when a weed is intertwined with a desirable plant?

4. Name three places weeds commonly hide in landscape beds.

5. What does “uniform coverage, not runoff” mean?

Supervisor Sign-Off

Employee: ______________________________

Trainer / Supervisor: ______________________________

Date: ____________________    Result: PASS / COACH & RETEST

PCU Skill: Landscape Bed Weed Control — Ranger Pro Spot Application