How to Make a Cheap Grass Seed Spreader
For small patching areas, a homemade grass seed spreader does the trick and saves you money. Store bought spreaders include the drop and broadcast models that you push and handheld spreaders that usually have a crank handle. Make your own cheap model from containers that usually end up discarded. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Coffee can
- Plastic can lid
- Safety glasses
- Small nail
- 1/8 inch drill bit
- Newspaper
- Grass seed
- Gallon milk jug
- 64-oz juice container
- Milk jug cap
- Nail
- Hole puncher
- Funnel
Instructions
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Cheap Tin Can Spreader
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Get an empty coffee can with lid and turn it upside down. Choose a large size for less work.
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Put on safety glasses and make holes across the bottom of the can. Use a small nail with a hammer or a 1/8 inch drill bit for starters.
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Make a second row of holes offset from the first row.
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Place the lid on the bottom of the can and fill just enough seed to test the spreader.
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Test the grass seed spreader over an open newspaper to see the flow of seeds. Adjust accordingly by enlarging or making more holes.
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Use the tin can spreader by first placing the lid on the bottom, then remove the lid when ready to seed your lawn.
Cheap Milk Jug Spreader
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Rinse out an empty gallon milk jug. Substitute with a 64 oz. plastic juice container.
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Set the jug off in a corner to dry with the cap off.
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Put on safety glasses, then punch a series of holes in the opposite side of the handle with a nail, hole puncher or drill. Push the nail or punch back and forth with downward pressure. Figure 1/8 inch holes, depending on grass, spaced 1/4 inch apart in two offsetting rows.
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Get a funnel to fill the jug with grass seed up to the holes.
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Spread grass seed evenly with a back and forth motion.
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Make more holes or rows according to the amount of grass seed you want to shake out.
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Push the nail around the hole to make it larger.
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Tips & Warnings
Start with a smaller hole then enlarge as needed for your particular grass seed. Grass seed size typically measures about 1/8 inch.
Watch that the nail or punch doesn't slip away cutting your hand or scratching the counter.
