A drop spreader, with its heavy-duty frame, cable controls system (for precise flow control), large capacity hopper (50 - 175-pound), comfort grip T-handle, and 18.5 to 42-inch spread pattern, offers quick, easy application of seeds, fertilizer, winter grit, sand, lime, chippings, salt, etc.

Its hopper, constructed of a crack-proof, molded plastic, offers long-term durability; while its non-slip 8 to 10-inch, high-strength plastic or pneumatic tires, give optimum grip on a variety of terrains, resulting in uniformed spreading of materials - whatever the application.

If applicable, a drop fertilizer spreader with a freewheeling-type function ensures a fertilizer or seed is only deployed if a spreader is pushed in a forward direction, no application is seen if the spreader is pulled in a backwards direction.

Besides the push spreaders, a pull behind drop spreader, attached to an ATV or similar vehicle, is designed to take a greater load, ensuring that expensive fertilizer and seed is applied to the ground in the simplest and quickest means possible.

Other options for applying fertilizer, lawn seed, and other garden products over a small garden area include the hand-held seeder / spreader, light in weight, often with a arm-rest design, which reduces wrist fatigue.

Scotts, Gardena, Agri-Fab, Precision and Earthway all manufacture a series of push or pull spreaders in a multiple sizes, designed to fertilize a small yard to large estate, covering up to 40,000-square feet or more.

Whether it is a tow or hand-propelled spreader, these durable, easy-to-control, and rustproof tools make light work of all-types of residential seed, weed or lawn-feed applications, as well as to spread salt or ice-melt on snow-covered walkways.