Land Pride FSP 500 with Scott's fertilizer?
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Elliott in GA
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LX 2610SU w/535,LP RCR1860,FDR1660,SGC0554,FSP500, DD BBX60005
When I spread some generic weed and feed, I used the medium grain settings. I chose 1/2 per the recommended pound per acre, and I covered the area twice. I was treating about 2.5 acres of a long neglected field. I had already mowed it several times with my rotary cutter, and I had removed the long unburned burn pile. I also treated the field with insecticide granules - using the same setting with only one pass.
FWIW, I was expecting to have to treat the field multiple times, but once was enough. 5+ years later the field is in decent condition, and all I do is mow it monthly (during the growing season). It could be more weed free, but that would hurt the desirable clover.
FWIW, I was expecting to have to treat the field multiple times, but once was enough. 5+ years later the field is in decent condition, and all I do is mow it monthly (during the growing season). It could be more weed free, but that would hurt the desirable clover.
great / important question but impossible to answer as not enough info. I'm assuming your talking about small lawn/field application. Otherwise i would suggest getting your local Ag. rep involved before you start.
you first need to consult the fert bag. It will give you application rate per area. Often expressed as coverage like 3 pounds / 1,000 sq. feet is kinda common for home grade stuff.
then need to consult your spreader. this can be more complicated especially if spreader not geared to ground speed. like a drop spreader that drops if machine stopped so could drop 100% of hopper in one place if standing still. Gate opening, ground spread and width setting all come into play.
You could do small test, mark out small area, test spread and measure how much product used, consult bag and then you will know your application rate w/o risking much.
OR if you want simple but risky, you are only apply fertilizer (not herbs or pests.) so set your machine to spread at a very very low level that is super safe. Spread away, after 10 days if you need more hit it again. A little risky and inefficient in time / diesel use but pretty safe and will give you a bigger test on how your spreader works.
ROUGHLY speaking coarse material on my spreader is stuff 2mm or bigger. fine 1.25mm or less. But there are no world standards for particle size unfortunately. Pull sample from you bag and give it a measure. Spread lightly as if just fert you can always add more. if more than fert though (like insecticide or herbicide added) then you need to be much more precise
Load one bag, pick a low setting, and measure the area covered. Adjust setting or ground speed as indicated by application chart on the bag.
That said, unless you go crazy on the setting you are more likely to burn up your wallet than the grass with over application.
Dan