If any comes in contact with your skin, wash the exposed area immediately.Based in Portland, Ore., Tammie Painter has been writing garden, fitness, science and travel articles since 2008.

This takes the guess work out of deciding how much seed to apply. If the application rate is higher than the directions the amendment's label recommends, run your spreader at a lower setting. This is the application rate for that setting and that amendment. Hunker may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Williams is a winner of Writer’s Digest Magazine's annual writing competition. Go back across your existing rows in the same pattern to release the remaining lawn product. The application rate for the lawn is 20 lb. per 1,000 square feet, set your Scott's Speedy Green 2000 to 3.75.

For a drop style spreader the setting for reseeding is 9.5 and 14.5 for a new lawn or repair of bare spots.Turn the rate control on the spreader to the appropriate setting for your job. Scotts has even taken into account that reseeding a lawn will take less seed than sowing a new one, so you’ll find a reseeding rate setting and a new lawn rate setting on the label.Locate the table on the grass seed label that lists various types and brands of spreaders. If you can't find your spreader make or model on the list, start with the basic application setting, which is typically 20 percent open. If you run out before you reach the end of your yard, turn down the settings slightly.After you've adjusted your spreader settings with your first set of rows, turn your spreader 90 degrees to make rows perpendicular to the first set.

When you finish, if you still have product left in your spreader, turn the settings up one or two notches to allow more product to drop. I need to know what setting to use with my spreader referred to above. The Scott's standard broadcast spreader setting is based on the number of pounds per 1000 square feet. For example, to spread material at 2.25 lbs. Some typical settings for seeding Scotts Classic Heat and Drought grass seed in a Scotts rotary type or broadcast type spreader are 11.5 for reseeding and 14 for a new lawn or to repair bare spots. For example, if your spreader has 10 settings, turn it to the second setting for 20 percent open.Applying fertilizer, weedkiller or grass seed works best when you apply half in one direction, such as parallel to your driveway, then the other half as you make rows perpendicular to the first set. The Taltar Xtra bag does not specifically list setting for the Scotts Speedy Green 3000, but it does list the Scotts SpeedyGreen 2000 and its spreader settings. Scotts broadcast spreader settings lbs per 1000 sq ft

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