A couple of years ago I replaced our no-name spreader, for which
settings were always a very wild guess because no fertilizer bags showed
the proper settings for it, by a Scotts Edge-Guard, for which "everyone"
gives settings.

Today I started spreading our store-brand fertilizer whose bag said to
use a setting of 8 to 8 1/4 for the Edge-Guard; I used 8. But by the
time I had done about 3000 sf of lawn I'd used an amount of fertilizer
that should have been sufficient for 5000 sf. I don't think my "passes"
over the lawn were too close together.

Perhaps I should have checked to see what setting for the equivalent
Scotts fertilizer was -- but even that might not have been right for the
store-brand fertilizer if the granules were smaller or larger.

Have other people had similar problems? Did you find a solution?

Perce

On 4/12/2014 12:57 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
A couple of years ago I replaced our no-name spreader, for which
settings were always a very wild guess because no fertilizer bags showed
the proper settings for it, by a Scotts Edge-Guard, for which "everyone"
gives settings.

Today I started spreading our store-brand fertilizer whose bag said to
use a setting of 8 to 8 1/4 for the Edge-Guard; I used 8. But by the
time I had done about 3000 sf of lawn I'd used an amount of fertilizer
that should have been sufficient for 5000 sf. I don't think my "passes"
over the lawn were too close together.

Perhaps I should have checked to see what setting for the equivalent
Scotts fertilizer was -- but even that might not have been right for the
store-brand fertilizer if the granules were smaller or larger.

Have other people had similar problems? Did you find a solution?

Perce

Have the problem all the time but see no solution.

On 4/12/2014 12:57 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
A couple of years ago I replaced our no-name spreader, for which
settings were always a very wild guess because no fertilizer bags showed
the proper settings for it, by a Scotts Edge-Guard, for which "everyone"
gives settings.

Today I started spreading our store-brand fertilizer whose bag said to
use a setting of 8 to 8 1/4 for the Edge-Guard; I used 8. But by the
time I had done about 3000 sf of lawn I'd used an amount of fertilizer
that should have been sufficient for 5000 sf. I don't think my "passes"
over the lawn were too close together.

Perhaps I should have checked to see what setting for the equivalent
Scotts fertilizer was -- but even that might not have been right for the
store-brand fertilizer if the granules were smaller or larger.

Have other people had similar problems? Did you find a solution?

Perce



Scotts has turned the trophy lawn into a 'not worth the expense' thing
of the past.

Grow weeds, or better yet veggies or fruit, and enjoy the colorful display.

Yep, I gave up a few years ago. Whatever grows I cut it and hope its green!

John

Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
A couple of years ago I replaced our no-name spreader, for which
settings were always a very wild guess because no fertilizer bags showed
the proper settings for it, by a Scotts Edge-Guard, for which "everyone"
gives settings.

Today I started spreading our store-brand fertilizer whose bag said to
use a setting of 8 to 8 1/4 for the Edge-Guard; I used 8. But by the
time I had done about 3000 sf of lawn I'd used an amount of fertilizer
that should have been sufficient for 5000 sf. I don't think my "passes"
over the lawn were too close together.

Perhaps I should have checked to see what setting for the equivalent
Scotts fertilizer was -- but even that might not have been right for the
store-brand fertilizer if the granules were smaller or larger.

Have other people had similar problems? Did you find a solution?

Perce
Hi,
Not a rocket science. I just set a dial, fill the spreader make one pass
readjust setting and keep going until finished. Works all the
time.

John posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

Scotts has turned the trophy lawn into a 'not worth the expense' thing
of the past.

Grow weeds, or better yet veggies or fruit, and enjoy the colorful display.

Yep, I gave up a few years ago. Whatever grows I cut it and hope its green!

John


+1 on this. I *used* to care about my lawn and spread the $$$ like you did.
After the first experience-like yours-I just set the spreader to the light
setting and figured I'd just spread it around; several times if need be and
fill in "holes" that I invariably left. I knew the area the bag should cover
and just kept spreading until it matched.

We were discussing this at work one time at lunch and the boss walked by and
happened to listen to us. He says: "Don't bother to spend your money on that
crap. just set your mower to it's highest setting and leave it there. It
will choke out the weeds and grow deep roots" So I did, took about three
years but lawn got better every year. Frustrates my neighbor whom spends
the big buxs and is no better than mine. One time when I was unable to mow
it the neighbor did it on his mower setting and made my lawn look like his.
It has since recovered.

I have since come to the conclusion that in my disabled state that a
showcase lawn just doesn't matter... But that is ME.

--
Tekkie

On Saturday, April 12, 2014 9:20:49 PM UTC-4, Tony Hwang wrote:
Percival P. Cassidy wrote:

A couple of years ago I replaced our no-name spreader, for which

settings were always a very wild guess because no fertilizer bags showed

the proper settings for it, by a Scotts Edge-Guard, for which "everyone"

gives settings.



Today I started spreading our store-brand fertilizer whose bag said to

use a setting of 8 to 8 1/4 for the Edge-Guard; I used 8. But by the

time I had done about 3000 sf of lawn I'd used an amount of fertilizer

that should have been sufficient for 5000 sf. I don't think my "passes"

over the lawn were too close together.



Perhaps I should have checked to see what setting for the equivalent

Scotts fertilizer was -- but even that might not have been right for the

store-brand fertilizer if the granules were smaller or larger.



Have other people had similar problems? Did you find a solution?



Perce

Hi,

Not a rocket science. I just set a dial, fill the spreader make one pass

readjust setting and keep going until finished. Works all the

time.

That's what I do too. Start with the suggested setting or what you
think is right, then after a few passes eyeball how fast it's going
out. Adjust if necessary.

On 4/12/2014 9:35 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
John posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

Scotts has turned the trophy lawn into a 'not worth the expense' thing
of the past.

Grow weeds, or better yet veggies or fruit, and enjoy the colorful display.

Yep, I gave up a few years ago. Whatever grows I cut it and hope its green!

John


+1 on this. I *used* to care about my lawn and spread the $$$ like you did.
After the first experience-like yours-I just set the spreader to the light
setting and figured I'd just spread it around; several times if need be and
fill in "holes" that I invariably left. I knew the area the bag should cover
and just kept spreading until it matched.

We were discussing this at work one time at lunch and the boss walked by and
happened to listen to us. He says: "Don't bother to spend your money on that
crap. just set your mower to it's highest setting and leave it there. It
will choke out the weeds and grow deep roots" So I did, took about three
years but lawn got better every year. Frustrates my neighbor whom spends
the big buxs and is no better than mine. One time when I was unable to mow
it the neighbor did it on his mower setting and made my lawn look like his.
It has since recovered.

I have since come to the conclusion that in my disabled state that a
showcase lawn just doesn't matter... But that is ME.


My son mows his lawn at the highest setting, and that is ALL the care
that it gets...always has the greenest lawn in the neighborhood, and has
probably watered twice in the ten years he has lived in his home. I
think a lot of folks don't realize what a difference correct mowing and
watering make. I've had neighbors who watered every day and subscribed
to the monthly "whether you need it or not" lawn-chemical service.

I think it was a couple of years ago that (Hillsborough County?) forbade
selling fertilizer in summer because so much of it was ending up in
Tampa Bay. Sad.

On 4/12/2014 8:20 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:
Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
A couple of years ago I replaced our no-name spreader, for which
settings were always a very wild guess because no fertilizer bags showed
the proper settings for it, by a Scotts Edge-Guard, for which "everyone"
gives settings.

Today I started spreading our store-brand fertilizer whose bag said to
use a setting of 8 to 8 1/4 for the Edge-Guard; I used 8. But by the
time I had done about 3000 sf of lawn I'd used an amount of fertilizer
that should have been sufficient for 5000 sf. I don't think my "passes"
over the lawn were too close together.

Perhaps I should have checked to see what setting for the equivalent
Scotts fertilizer was -- but even that might not have been right for the
store-brand fertilizer if the granules were smaller or larger.

Have other people had similar problems? Did you find a solution?

Perce
Hi,
Not a rocket science. I just set a dial, fill the spreader make one pass
readjust setting and keep going until finished. Works all the
time.

Me too.