What is the setting for a EarthWay spreader?
For instance, if you are using a 20-pound bag of seed to cover 10,000 square feet, or 2.0 pounds per square foot, you should use setting 13. If you are using a 40-pound bag of seed for 5,000 square feet, at 8 pounds per square foot, use setting 20. Find additional EarthWay setting specifics in your owner’s manual.
What do the numbers on a spreader mean?
The numbers stand for an application rate. A bag of commercial fertilizer will usually have numbers for where to set either broadcast or drop spreaders to get the recommended amount of fertilizer laid down. The numbers on the bag may be different for various brands of spreaders.
How do you calculate spreader?
The spreader calibration formula is “amount of fertilizer used- times 1000- divided by the area of the test strip”. If using a rotary spreader: Lets say your spreader makes a 10 ft. wide strip. Now, multiply 10 by the length of the test strip, which is 50ft.
What setting should I use on Scotts spreader?
For a pushed broadcast spreader, Scotts recommends a setting of 2 1/4 when overseeding and a bare-lawn setting of 4. For application with a handheld broadcast spreader, use a setting of 3 when overseeding and 4 when planting a bare lawn.
What setting should I use on my Scotts spreader?
For application using a pushed broadcast spreader, Scotts recommends a setting of 5 1/2 when overseeding and a bare-lawn setting of 8 1/4. With a handheld broadcast spreader, Scotts recommends a setting of 4 when overseeding or seeding a new lawn but suggests that the sower make two perpendicular passes for new areas.
What do the numbers mean on a Scotts broadcast spreader?
For fertilizer spreaders the numbers usually represent the amount of fertilizer that is to be applied over a specific square feet of land. On spreaders you can find numbers such as 5, 5 and a half or 18 and a half.