Patent ID: 8312670

Claim:
A horticultural applicator system for delivering substances including herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers to areas that are difficult to access, said horticultural applicator system comprising: a raft being an open top vessel comprising a lower surface, first and second side surfaces extending upwardly and angled outwardly from said lower surface at opposite ends thereof, and first and second end surfaces extending generally perpendicular from opposite ends of said lower surface and said first and second end surfaces each extend continuously from said first side surface to said second side surface respectively, said lower surface further comprising a generally semi-circular section extending upwardly from said lower surface between said first and second side surfaces, said semi-circular section defines a recess in communication with plants below said raft; at least one cable attachable to said raft and configured to drag said raft, wherein said raft is dragged over the top of the plants; at least one spray nozzle fitted through said semi-circular section, said spray nozzle being configured to apply a substance onto plants traveling below said lower surface of said raft when the plants are in communication with said recess; and a boom attachable to said spray nozzle, said boom being configured to supply the substance to said spray nozzle; wherein said semi-circular section extends from and contained completely between said first end surface to said second end surface.