If you want to encourage leafy growth and achieve a greener lawn, look for lawn feeds with nitrogen as the main ingredient. The Gardena features a good-sized carry handle that has two of the main controls situated on it. On top is a button you press with your thumb to open up the hole and allow the contents to flow through to the spreading mechanism, and on the front of the handle is a selector switch with four settings that controls how much fertilizer will be allowed to pass through when the thumb button is pressed. The Envii Greenkeeper’s Autumn Fertiliser has a 4.3 star rating out of 5. Customers said that the fertiliser was “simple to use” and “does what it says”. Reviewers were pleased with the conciseness of the instructions and online support. If you want to establish strong roots (which, in turn, promotes healthy leaf growth and helps your grass to survive very cold and hot weather conditions), phosphorous is a key ingredient to look for. A hopper that’s too small will need frequent refilling so the job will take you a lot longer. If the capacity is too large, you’ll be pushing unnecessary excess weight.

Weight is another factor to consider, especially if you’re thinking about a handheld spreader. You don’t want something that weighs a ton in your hands all day. Our lawn care and plant fertilisers promote growth in your garden. From lawn treatment and manure to plant food and fertiliser, we have everything you need to keep your lawn and flowers thriving year-round. Improve your soil quality with garden manure, ideal for feeding established plants and helping them flourish.Generally speaking, it’s not as hard to push a broadcast spreader as a drop spreader. The speed of distribution is determined by your pace.

The formula contains no phosphorus, and has an NK ratio of 14-5 meaning it’s high in nitrogen, with a reasonable amount of potassium too. Specification: Spreading width: 1-4 metres , Capacity: 1.8 liters , Recommended lawn area: up to around 100 m² , When to use: year-round use The trigger to operate the tool is situated on the centre of the handlebar and below that are the variable distribution controls that are clearly marked, if a little on the small side, just like the rotary model by the same makers. As we mentioned above, the best autumn lawn food should have a higher potassium and phosphorous content than a spring/summer or year-round lawn fertiliser. When applying lawn products like fertiliser and lawn seed by hand, it can be difficult to get an even distribution.While most lawn feed spreaders are quite basic tools, with few moving parts, there’s nothing wrong with going a bit more ‘hi-tech’ with the Power X-change feeder from Einhell. If you do choose to use lawn food in the summer, go for a slow-release granular lawn feed that will gradually release nutrients into your soil, preventing any crazy growth spurts that will see you mowing multiple times a week. People tend to go for these kinds of spreaders because they are low cost, easy to use and there is less chance of accidentally putting too much fertiliser down and killing off parts of your lawn.