How to Make a Fertilizer & Sand Spreader

Hand-Held Spreader

• 1

  Clean the plastic coffee container with soapy water. Rinse well.

• 2

  Drill holes on the bottom of the container, spacing the holes approximately 1 inch from each other.

• 3

  Add the fertilizer or sand to the container. Cover the container.

• 4

  Grasp the container at the handle, walk slowly around the area to be fertilized or sprinkled with sand, and shake the contents from the container.

Large Spreader

• 5

  Clean a large plastic bin with soapy water. Rinse well.

• 6

  Drill holes on the bottom of the container, spacing the holes approximately 1 inch from each other.

• 7

  Add the fertilizer or sand to the container. Cover the container with the lid.

• 8

  Strap the container to the back of the lawn tractor or the poles of a wheelbarrow. Many lawn tractors sport a small hitch at the rear; balance the container on the hitch, and tie the container to the tractor.