Things You'll Need

Instructions

Cheap Tin Can Spreader

1

Get an empty coffee can with lid and turn it upside down. Choose a large size for less work.
2

Put on safety glasses and make holes across the bottom of the can. Use a small nail with a hammer or a 1/8 inch drill bit for starters.
3

Make a second row of holes offset from the first row.
4

Place the lid on the bottom of the can and fill just enough seed to test the spreader.
5

Test the grass seed spreader over an open newspaper to see the flow of seeds. Adjust accordingly by enlarging or making more holes.
6

Use the tin can spreader by first placing the lid on the bottom, then remove the lid when ready to seed your lawn.

Cheap Milk Jug Spreader

1

Rinse out an empty gallon milk jug. Substitute with a 64 oz. plastic juice container.
2

Set the jug off in a corner to dry with the cap off.
3

Put on safety glasses, then punch a series of holes in the opposite side of the handle with a nail, hole puncher or drill. Push the nail or punch back and forth with downward pressure. Figure 1/8 inch holes, depending on grass, spaced 1/4 inch apart in two offsetting rows.
4

Get a funnel to fill the jug with grass seed up to the holes.
5

Spread grass seed evenly with a back and forth motion.
6

Make more holes or rows according to the amount of grass seed you want to shake out.
7

Push the nail around the hole to make it larger.