Will it spread hay seed?
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This will spread grasses, clovers, and just about any seeds. It doesn't do mixed of different sized seeds well, as the hole is not set for several seeds. You will get a heavy mix of small seed, and only sparse larger seeds. So... making several passes with different sized seeds is a must. Also this works well for a small scale seeding.
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I spread fesque, oats, radishes, turnips, and some big blue stem seeds without a problem that I was aware of. However, we won't know until it germinates. I am still getting the gist of running the opening. Since I was on a very steep incline, I kept tripping and the spilling seeds
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Hay as in a field grass mixture ? I see no reason why not . I have spread pellet lime , oats,wheat ,fertilizer along with various food plot mixtures with this unit . Only down fall is the neck strap ....this unit really needs a double shoulder and waist harness. This is especially the case with heavy material . I love mine .
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yes, just make sure hopper is clean and closes fully or you will lose a bit of seed.
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I seeded a much smaller area than your's using a hand-held manual seeder. Its opening would close down allowing only a very small amount to fall through onto the scatter wheel. If your spreader will close that close I would believe that mixing with another material would not be necessary. If it will not I think that you could mix the clover seed with some fine sand or other grass seed before spreading it.
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I've only used mine for fertilizer. I have no doubt that it would spread rock salt quite well. Sand or rock salt mixed with a lot of sand...I'm not sure how that would spread, but I'd guess the less sand in the mix the better.
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It'll keep your seed dry no matter the weather. You might want to consider a squirrel baffle, if they get into it they'll spill half your seed on the ground.
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Hey Burrel, I just purchased the seed myself and have not been able to see how it is going to respond yet. Good luck!
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The package does not give information on that. Since it is very fine ground from the seed, it should have the maximum this way. I have used this for years for my dogs.
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Yes, I spread a variety of grass seeds and alfalfa seed (separate from the grass seed) on four acres for a hay field and oats seed on a reclaimed hill side as well as a lawn seed for a lawn area. I was quite please with the results.
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I just used a handheld spreader. It throws about a 6' wide swath which was more that wide enough to cover my flower beds, which is where I used it.
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I'm sure it will, I put it in my bird seed that was up on a pole, but, it definitely kept the squirrels away. Add more to spice up the seed, I'm sure the chipmunks won't like that.
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Probably. From what I remember, bird seed is roughly the same size as fertilizer. Plus, you can adjust the opening on this.
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My native grass mix was too fuzzy. The seeds would not feed through the opening at the bottom of the hopper---even at the most-open setting. (Otherwise this has been a great spreader for fertilizer and regular grass seed.)
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I think it will. But I would do a small test plot ( maybe about 3'X3') to see what it will do in my situation. Be careful to follow the manufacturer's recommendations as closely as possible and let the grass grow at least a month before judging how it performs. This should be done during the growing season for both grasses.
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Claudia this is only for spreading seed. To be exact grass seed, clover etc.Manure you need something like the ABI Classic Manure Spreader which I purchased my wife the 50 model.Manure has to be chopped up or it can burn your grass.
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I guess you could use a spreader - I just broadcasted it by hand. Doesn't take a lot...and the deer have been avoiding our gardens!!! YEAH!!
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If you positioned it close to the seedlings, it should work. Hydrofarm also makes a germination station that works pretty well too. (Heating mat, plastic cells for seedlings, humidity hood)
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Anything that will fall down through should be able to spread. Also, sand that is damp and clumpy requires shaking to go down, as one would expect.It's not as precise as a fertilizer spreader with settings though, and the numbers wouldn't probably be found on any fertlizer bag.