Future tips for broadcast spreader and fertilizer
Hey all, sorry for multiple posts but I posted a couple days ago about steps for a new sod lawn and went to apply the starter fertilizer today as suggested. I utilized the monthly N planner from lawn answers and the Scott’s starter fert (green bag). It said to spread 3.7lbs for my 2,000 sqft front area and 0.65lbs for the curb strip.
I measured everything out and used an echo RB-60 spreader at the lowest setting. I burned through almost all the 3.7lbs of fert on just the perimeter pass alone. I’m not sure what went wrong. It’s a brand new spreader and I made sure the holes were truly at the smallest setting.
Is it due to the size of the granules ? Should I have used a hand spreader instead?
I’m hoping I didn’t just burn the new lawn, I’m watering it all in now since it’s sunny out.