Fertilizer Spreader?

[Cranford Steve]

Does anyone know if you can/have used a seed spread for fertiliser on your plot? I was wondering this, as just chucking it about seems a bit sporadic! I want to get a nice even spread, as when I just throw it about its not uniform quantities.
Just an idea.

[arpoet]

When we are working on the bowling greens, we use a multi use spreader for the fertiliser making several passes in different directions until the desired amount was spread evenly.
Thats fine for a flat area that has no grops growing, but using a spreader in a veg plot with growing veg insitu, well i doubt if it would work.
I just drop a few granules of growmore into holes before i plant out my veg, or scatter a handfull before it rains, if i feel the need.
roger

[Two_Sheds]

You don't need to fertilise the whole ground though Steve, you just "need" to fertilise (feed) those plants that need it.

It's just a waste to chuck it all over - give it to the greedy plants like brassicas. Things like lettuce, parsnips & carrots don't need any feed at all.

[solway cropper]

As TS says, pointless throwing it all over. Get plenty of organic matter into your soil and then adjust any additional feed required according to the crops. I think we should be getting away from the idea of blanket fertilizing a whole plot, especially if using chemicals.

[Snadger]

At any given time you will probably have something growing on the plot. A 'spinner' srpeader woul just chuck fertiliser all over the paths, the leaves of existing plants and probably part of next doors plot also. A 'dropper' is driven by a wheel either side and requires flat land (like a bowling green) to work and wouldn't be appropriate among existing plants or freshly turned soil.
I wouldn't even be thinking of applying fertiliser until February at the earliest as it would just be wasting it.
I tend to agree with the poster who mentioned we should be trying to get away from adding fertiliser (especially non organic stuff) and concentrating on building up a good soil structure with organic matter.
TBH, if you do a NPK analysis you'll probably find that your soil has enough phosphates to last a lifetime,
pottasium may be in short supply but is best added in autumn and the nitrogen which leaches very quickly is best applied just before planting out.
My suggestion would be to leave the spreaders to the lawn people or farmers.