Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does not involve nuclear weapons.
- Dave Barry

Renovate Your Lawn With a Lawn Seeder

If your lawn is looking a little sparse or you want to put in a new lawn, you may want to take a look at the lawn seeder. A lawn seeder is designed to make spreading seed easy and uncomplicated. You can choose from several types of seeders.

The most inexpensive lawn seeder is the hand held seeder. This seeder has two main parts - a hopper to hold the seed and a crank to release the seed. To use the seeder, you simply fill it with seed and walk to the spot where you want to reseed your lawn. Turn the crank slowly as you walk forwards and the seed will fall evenly onto the ground.

The second most popular lawn seeder is the bag seeder. This seeder has a bag to hold the seed instead of a hopper. The bag can hold a much larger quantity of seed and is ideal for seeding a large lawn. In addition, there is a shoulder strap on the seeder, which helps free up your hands so that you can concentrate on turning the crank.

If you need to plant seed in the ground instead of sowing it on top of the soil, a push lawn seeder is the best choice. This seeder has wheels and a handle and rolls across the ground. As it moves, the front of the seeder opens up the soil. Seed drops into the furrow and then the back of the seeder packs the soil down.

Once your seed has been spread with the lawn seeder, you will need to gently water the lawn every other day to help the grass germinate quickly. If you are sowing seed for a completely new lawn, you should spread a light layer of straw over the seed to protect it from birds and other seed loving wildlife.

Finally, if buying a tool for the garden that only has one use seems a bit wasteful, there are plenty of other ways you can use your lawn seeder. If you have a vegetable garden, a seeder can help you sow a nice straight row of vegetable seeds. In fact, most seeders can be adjusted so that larger seeds, such as corn, can be easily broadcast. Another use for the seeder is to spread fertilizer or granular weed control products. Be sure you don’t do this on a windy day, though, or the fertilizer will blow back on you.