Central Lawn Fertilizing Systems

[930addict]

Anyone have any experience with central lawn fertilizing systems such as this one? Last time I used my drop spreader my lawn came out pin striped so was looking into different methods.

[vonsmog]

Why bother? It just makes your grass grow faster! I have 5 acres of lawn and if its green and short I'm happy! I don't care what its made up of, grass, weeds, whatever. As long as its not a foot tall!!!

[VincentVega]

Ha, I generally agree but I use a broadcast spreader and it avoids the striping issue.

[GH85Carrera]

I looked into that type of setup back when I installed my sprinkler system. The guy at the supply place said he would sell it but only if I paid cash and it did not go on his books. His theory was it was be very tempting to throw in some herbicides for weeds and then maybe some pre-emergent in the winter. Just a little runoff and the hook for the cleanup of the contamination is firmly in my butt.

In the end just pushing the fertilizer spreader around was safer. I set the spreader for 1/2 of the recommended dose, then I go back over it in the opposite direction. It takes twice as long and is twice the pushing and workout but it is spread evenly.

[Jerome74911S]

[wdfifteen]

You don't need fertilizer, you need Photoshop, that's what they used.




Without Photoshop




With Photoshop