How to Select a Garden Spreader
- 1). Know what you're looking for. There are two basic types of spreaders: broadcast spreaders and drop spreaders. Broadcast spreaders shoot the desired material out and away from the machine in a wide arc. Drop spreaders drop the material directly out of the machine onto the soil below.
- 2). Use a broadcast spreader to apply fertilizer or to broadcast seed over a large area. Broadcast spreaders will not work with dense, heavy material such as compost or mulch.
- 3). Use a drop spreader to apply mulch, compost, fertilizer or pesticides. Because this tool drops the material directly out of the machine onto the soil below, you have more control as to exactly where the material is applied. Drop spreaders are great for small lawns or garden beds.
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