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What spreader setting should I use? Westland, Scotts, MiracleGro & more

Lawn spreaders are a great way to ensure even coverage while overseeding or sowing a new lawn to avoid patchiness. They are also extremely helpful for applying lawn food or fertiliser to help minimise fertiliser burn and to make sure all areas receive the same amount of product.

Lawn Seed and Lawn Feed Spreader Settings

With many different lawn spreaders on the market, it can be difficult to know what setting to use when spreading lawn food or grass seed – so we’ve done the hard work for you with our lawn seed and lawn feed spreader settings guide!

Lawn Seed Spreader Settings for Grass Seed:

These lawn spreader settings are ideal for use with all our grass seed mixtures:

You can use our handy grass seed calculator if you are trying to figure out how much seed you need. To work out what spreader setting you need, whether you are overseeding an existing lawn or sowing a new lawn, check out our table below:

Spreader Model Overseeding
(35g per m2)
Sowing a new lawn (50g per m2)
Miracle-Gro Handy Spreader Setting 3, 2 passes Setting 5, 9 passes
Miracle-Gro Drop Spreader Setting 6, 1 pass Setting 17, 2 passes
Miracle-Gro Rotary Spreader Setting 27, 1 pass Setting 31.5, 2 passes
EverGreen Wizz Spreader Setting 5.25, 1 pass Setting 7, 1 pass
EverGreen Easy Spreader + Setting 4, 2 passes Setting 7.5, 1 pass
Westland Lawn Spreader (Purple) Setting 4, 1 pass Setting 3, 2 passes
Westland Lawn Spreader (Green) Setting 3.5, 1 pass Setting 3, 2 passes
Scotts EvenGreen Setting 6.75, 1 pass Setting 7, 1 pass
Scotts EasyGreen Rotary Setting 27, 1 pass Setting 31.5, 1 pass
Scotts Evergreen Easy Spreader+ Setting 5, 1 pass Setting 4, 1 pass
Westland Hand Spreader (2) Medium Application (3) Heavy Application


Lawn Spreader Settings for Lawn Food:

Our lawn food products have different spreading rates to ensure you don’t apply too much or too little. Find the correct setting for your spreader and for the lawn food you have chosen below:


Spreader settings for:

Spreader Model Setting
Miracle-Gro Handy Spreader Setting 3, 2 passes
Miracle-Gro Drop Spreader Setting 6, 1 pass
Miracle-Gro Rotary Spreader Setting 27, 1 pass
EverGreen Wizz Spreader Setting 5.25, 1 pass
EverGreen Easy Spreader + Setting 4, 2 passes
Westland Lawn Spreader (Purple) Setting 4, 1 pass
Scotts EvenGreen Setting 3.5, 1 pass
Scotts EasyGreen Rotary Setting 6.75, 1 pass
Scotts Evergreen Easy Spreader+ Setting 5, 1 pass
Westland Hand Spreader (2) Medium Application


Lawn spreader settings for:

Spreader Model Setting
Miracle-Gro Handy Spreader Setting 5, 10 passes
Miracle-Gro Drop Spreader Setting 12.5, 3 passes
Miracle-Gro Rotary Spreader Setting 31, 4 passes
EverGreen Wizz Spreader Setting 6, 3 passes
EverGreen Easy Spreader + Setting 5.5, 2 passes
Westland Lawn Spreader (Purple) Setting 4, 2 passes
Westland Lawn Spreader (Green) Setting 4, 2 passes
Scotts EvenGreen Setting 3.5, 2 passes
Scotts EasyGreen Rotary Setting 6.75, 2 pass
Scotts Evergreen Easy Spreader+ Setting 5, 2 passes
Westland Hand Spreader (3) Heavy Application


Spreader settings for:

Spreader Model Setting
Miracle-Gro Handy Spreader (30g per m2) Setting 3, 4 passes
Miracle-Gro Drop Spreader (30g per m2) Setting 3.5, 1 passes
Miracle-Gro Rotary Spreader (30g per m2) Setting 29, 1 pass
EverGreen Wizz Spreader (30g per m2) Not available
EverGreen Easy Spreader + (30g per m2) Not available
Westland Lawn Spreader (Purple) Setting 4, 1 pass
Westland Lawn Spreader (Green) Setting 4, 1 pass
Scotts EvenGreen Setting 6.75, 1 pass
Scotts EasyGreen Rotary Setting 26, 1 pass
Scotts Evergreen Easy Spreader+ Setting 3.5, 2 passes
Westland Hand Spreader (2) Medium Application

 

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