Fertilizing and lawn seeding??

[MMagis]

But you have to make sure the rate of application is correct for each when you mix up the blend. And if the weight and granularity of the materials being blended is very different, you can get an uneven spread. Fine fertilizer particles and coarse lime granules won't get thrown the same distance in a rotary spreader, for example. Likewise for mixing fert and grass seed.

You're right, I worded that wrong. What I meant was there wasn't a reason to separtate them by weeks. Personally, I think that seed, fertilizer, and lime should all be spread separately for that very reason. That's actually an important thing no one has mentioned yet. Grass seed is not going to spread the same as fertilizer or lime. It most definitely should be spread by itself.

 

[jenkinsph]

You're right, I worded that wrong. What I meant was there wasn't a reason to separtate them by weeks. Personally, I think that seed, fertilizer, and lime should all be spread separately for that very reason. That's actually an important thing no one has mentioned yet. Grass seed is not going to spread the same as fertilizer or lime. It most definitely should be spread by itself.

Yes, I should have made it clear to put these out individually, the heavy granules will spread a much wider swath than the seeds. My dad and I use to use large fertilizer trucks to spread lime and fertilizer. We used a 3pt spin spreader to broadcast the seeds. I have one of these now but haven't used it much, mostly to spread Ironite.

 

[Grandad4]

As someone who has mis-communicated a time or two myself (my wife would add, "daily" to that ), it's not a problem, guys. Quite honestly, it never occurred to me to blend two different items to spread them simultaneously. I didn't want to say it was wrong, but figured someone should mention what you'd need to sort out when doing it. It seems easier and less prone to error to disperse each product individually.

 

[Kays Supply]

I made a bracket for a 50 gal drum on top of my aerator. I can add water to get just the right depth. I then drain it , to make it easier to handle in the shop.

 

[Toddao]

All I do is cut the stuff, it grows fine by itself. Don't water or pick up the clippings .

 

[Carykong]

I used a disc at our rugby field prior to overseed last year. The disc was a little bit too aggressive but might work,like your discribe,if you alighn the disc in line with your tow direction. Worth a try. Post back.

I switched to a plug aerator this spring for our rugby field just last week. Much better results without harming the grass or disturbing the basic smooth grade of the playing surface.