DIYbanter - View Single Post - Catch-22 with Drop spreader and Scott's weed & feed

ChairMan[_6_]

wrote:
On Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:34:31 PM UTC-5, blueman
wrote:
First, I use a drop spreader rather than a rotary
spreader since I
don't want the herbicide to hit the plantings bordering
the yard.

So here is my paradox.
The Scott's weed & feed says to wet the lawn before using
(presumably
so the herbicide granules can stick to the weeds better).
However,
when I wet the lawn, some wet grass inevitably ends up
running
against the drop-feeder slit which causes the fertilizer
to cake-up
and clog the slots.

In summary:
1. If I don't wet the lawn first, then it spreads but it
doesn't
stick to the weeds, so the herbicide doesn't work
2. If I wet first, then the drop spreader slits clog and
I get
neither fertilizer nor herbicide action (or I end up
opening the
slits wider by some random amount and get a random,
uneven
coverage)

So, what am I doing wrong and what should I be doing?

Your problem is exactly my problem-iam a Master Gardener!!
Can't
believe the hateful comments! i am going to try to use
cardboard and
cable ties to make a shroud for the broad cast spreader.

If you're a Master Gardner, you would know that weed and
feed is a joke