The Miracle-Gro® Drop Spreader has variable settings to apply lawn food or grass seed. For best results use with Miracle-Gro® EverGreen® granular lawn treatments and/or grass seed products only. The Miracle-Gro® Drop Spreader has a spreading width of 45cm. How to use The Miracle-Gro® Drop Spreader is easy and quick to use. Simply adjust the setting according to the product you are using (see our spreader settings table) and away you go. There’s an on/off grip handle so starting and stopping the application of the granules is easy and accurate when you get to the end of a strip. Walk up and down the lawn, The Miracle-Gro® Drop Spreader creates a strip of granules directly below the moving spreader which is approximately 45cm (18in) wide. When returning, align the arrow on the hopper above the tyre marks made in the previous strip Where to use Medium-sized lawn areas. Always use a spreader for an even and easy application of granular lawn seed and lawn care products. When to use Spreaders can be used throughout the year. They can be used for a range of lawn care tasks such as; seeding a new area of the lawn, feeding/fertilising your lawn as well as treating moss and killing weeds. Always read the pack instructions.