The Grass Doctor

Do I really need a spreader (eg Scotts AccuGreen 300) to apply lawn care products to my lawn ?

I just purchased Scotts 4 Step Lawn Care Program, its an annual program and I am going to do Step One tomorrow. It just makes no sense to buy a $50 product to do something a task I can easily do with a common cup from my kitchen. Please help me....thank you

Public Comments

1. If you can spread it evenly and without waisting it or to much in one spot or miss some then I guess it would work.
2. buy a small hand held spreader 20 $ it needs to be even or your lawn will be spotty
3. How are you going to spread lawn fertilizer on a lawn with a cup? Is your lawn the size of a shoe? If its any bigger of coarse you need a spreader.
4. Take a gallon jug such as a bleach bottle, wash well and dry. Cut off the top and make numerous small holes in the bottom.
5. Celexa and Michael R get my vote for best answers. Unless your yard is really, really small, a spreader is a must. You can get by quite well with an inexpensive hand-held spreader if your lawn is under an acre. Anything larger, consider something you can push manually, or pull behind your mower. I have about a half acre, and have done well with a Scotts hand-held spreader. But trying to spread anything, lime, seed, fertilizer, etc, by hand will leave you with uneven results.
6. I would go to some flea markets or yard sales and you can find a good push spreader for $5.Of course if your yard is the size of a car,then u can do that by hand