Fertilizer & Seed Spreaders (69 items found)

When spreading grass seeds, soil conditioners and fungicides, a fertilizer spreader is a must-have piece of equipment. Ace Hardware carries a reliable fertilizer and seed spreader collection, so use the following helpful guide to learn about the most common types of seed spreaders to help you choose the right option for your lawn needs.

What is a Lawn Fertilizer Spreader?

Seed and fertilizer spreaders are designed to evenly disperse lawn care materials over large areas, like grass seed, pesticides and fertilizers. When spreading fertilizers, seeds or pesticides by hand it is common to either spread them too sparsely or too concentrated in some areas.

The irregular application of certain garden care materials could harm your lawn rather than benefit it. Lawn seed spreaders make it easier to evenly spread and control the exact amount of lawn care product that is being dispersed to help promote a thriving lawn.

Types of Seed and Fertilizer Spreaders

Most fertilizer and seed spreaders have a large bin that holds the lawn care product accompanied by a mechanism that disperses the product. As you move the spreader across your yard, the product is dispersed at your desired application rate through an opening in the equipment. The most common types of seed and fertilizer spreaders include handheld spreaders, tow spreaders and push spreaders.

Handheld Spreader

The most lightweight fertilizer spreader option, a hand spreader is also the easiest type to use. Simply load some lawn care material into the bin and turn the crank handle to disperse the product.

While hand spreaders offer ease of use and portability, they don't hold as much material or spread the material as far as other types. For that reason, they’re most useful for precision projects.

Pull-Behind Tow Spreader

Tow-behind, or pull-behind, lawn seed spreaders are large-capacity, wheeled models that can be attached to an ATV or tractor. With their spacious bin capacities and greater spread distances, these fertilizer spreaders are great heavy-duty options for very large areas.

Push Spreader

These grass seed spreaders are wheeled models that can be useful for covering spacious areas. As their wheels rotate, a built-in mechanism disperses the lawn care product easily and evenly.

Ice Melt Spreader

While some models are specifically designated to spread ice melt product, many fertilizer spreaders double up as ice melt spreaders, too. Allowing you to disperse ice melt over a large area very easily, an ice melt spreader ensures your driveway or sidewalk is ready to handle the winter chill.

Broadcast Spreaders Vs. Drop Spreaders

Another thing to consider with your fertilizer and seed spreader is how the equipment spreads the lawncare products. This is important because you will want a specific type of seed spreader depending on the size of your lawn and the type of lawncare product you're looking to spread.

Broadcast Spreaders

Also known as rotary spreaders, broadcast spreaders are a great option for applying lawncare products across larger areas. Most broadcast spreaders are designed to spray around a couple of feet, making lawn maintenance easy. Higher-end broadcast spreaders often include the ability to adjust the distance and direction of the spread to better cater to the size of your lawn.

Drop Spreaders

Drop spreaders typically have larger holding bins than broadcast spreaders. These grass seed spreaders are good for precision applications of fertilizer or seed and are an ideal option for spot-fixing specific lawn problem areas. Drop spreaders can be pushed directly over areas without the worry of spreading material all over the rest of the lawn.

Shop Broadcast and Drop Spreaders at Ace

From different methods of operations to specific design features, find the right spreader for your needs with the impressive selection of quality-made seed and fertilizer spreaders at Ace Hardware. Shop spreaders from top brands like Chapin and Scotts, then curate a perfectly manicured lawn by learning how to use lawn spreaders and sprayers from the experts at Ace Hardware.