For proper weed control you need a lawn fertilizer application using a spreader. Using spreaders will provide great coverage and you’ll be on your way to a healthy, dense stand of turf. Nitrogen is every lawn’s most important ingredient. Each type of grass demands different amounts to display peak growth and performance. How often you fertilize affects not only lawn appearance, but also maintenance level.

Using a Broadcast or Rotary Spreader

A broadcast or rotary spreader works well when you’re fertilizing larger lawn areas. Before filling the hopper, make sure it’s closed. It’s a good idea to fill it on a tarp, so you can easily gather any spilled fertilizer. Apply fertilizer around the perimeter of the lawn first. Then start to move back and forth across turf in an orderly pattern. Overlap application strips slightly to ensure that you cover the whole lawn evenly with fertilizer.

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Using a Drop Spreader

Choose a drop spreader for controlled fertilizer distribution. Overlap slightly on each pass to ensure you have adequate coverage, and don’t forget to close the hopper when you come to the end of a pass. You’ll typically pay more for a drop spreader, but if you’re tending a typical suburban-size lawn, it’s worth the investment. If you accidentally dump organic fertilizer onto your lawn, gather what you can. Then use a stiff broom to spread out any remaining fertilizer as far as possible. Water it in well, and do so again a few days later to help move that nitrogen down through soil and out of the lawn’s root zone.

Lawn spreaders provide uniform coverage of lawn care products. Without one, you may end up with uneven clumps of fertilizer or too much herbicide applied in some areas and not enough in others. Professional Landscapers prove the best all around solution for maintaining your lawn and landscape.