# Fertilizer spreader settings not right, validate my thinking... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 12, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fertilizer-spreader-settings-not-right-validate-my-thinking/269008 "2014-04-12T17:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fertilizer-spreader-settings-not-right-validate-my-thinking/269008/1 "2014-04-12T17:05:56Z")
My front yard is approximately 14,000 sq ft. I bought a 42 pound bag of fertilizer which says to put it down at 3 pounds per 1,000 sq ft, with an average covering of 14,000 sq ft. Easy, one bag should be exact for my front lawn. I pick it up, put it in my spreader and change the setting to what they say, setting 3 1/4. It’s a Scott’s spreader and Scott’s fertilizer, so it should be pretty accurate,right? Wrong… I get get done with my whole front lawn, and I only used up about 1/5 or less of the bag. So now I am in a little bit of a pickle. I don’t want to over fertilize my yard, but it seems that I should trust the pounds per 1,000 sq ft more than the dial setting, right? I am thinking of going back over the front yard until the bag is empty, even though that’s WAY more than came out on the setting they said to use, of 3 1/4. Any thoughts? I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that the spreader calibration is so far off. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fertilizer-spreader-settings-not-right-validate-my-thinking/269008/2 "2014-04-12T17:28:51Z")
How old is your spreader? If it is not the current model being sold in stores go verify the chute size opening and compare to yours. I had the same issue with mine a few years ago. I would wait until after the next moderate rainfall to apply again. ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fertilizer-spreader-settings-not-right-validate-my-thinking/269008/3 "2014-04-12T17:56:12Z")
That’s a good point, testing the actual spreader opening to a store model. It’s probably 3 years old, and still one they sell. It’s the Scott’s EdgeGuard Mini. ---
**Author:** ![KuntryQuestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kuntryquesttsi/32/5010_2.png) [@KuntryQuestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KuntryQuestTSi)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fertilizer-spreader-settings-not-right-validate-my-thinking/269008/4 "2014-04-13T05:13:07Z")
You could test the soil and see what the pH is. Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk