Spreaders & Feeding
Drop vs broadcast, calibration, and fixing the problems that ruin an application.
Why fall is the best time to treat dandelions, clover and other broadleaf weeds, the temperature window, and how to spot-spray without hurting grass.
What winterizer fertilizer does, the best late-fall timing for cool-season lawns, how much to apply, and why warm-season lawns should skip it.
Fertilize when grass is actively growing, before light rain, in the early morning. The wrong week wastes the whole bag — here's the right one.
Cool-season lawns: feed in fall, fall, and fall. Warm-season: late spring through summer. Exact timing, rates, and the mistakes that burn grass.
Fine fescues survive on four hours of sun; bluegrass and bermuda will not. Which seed to buy by region, how to spread it, and the light threshold where no grass works.
Turn any N-P-K number into pounds of product with one formula. Includes a rate table, spreader setting tips, and how to split applications safely.
Why fertilizer scorches or stripes a lawn, how to tell burn from disease, and the watering and spreader changes that stop it happening again.
Which spreader type actually suits your lawn — accuracy near beds and driveways versus speed over open turf, and what each one costs you in striping risk.
Set the right spreader number for any fertilizer using a catch test and simple math — plus the walking speed that makes the setting mean anything.
Drop spreaders clog for four predictable reasons — moisture, product size, a bent agitator or a dirty gate. Diagnose yours and fix it in minutes.