Once you have chosen the right blend of grass seed for your lawn, it is important to make sure your spreader settings are set correctly for either overseeding an existing lawn or seeding a new lawn. The table below gives you the settings for both a Broadcast/Rotary Spreader and a Drop Spreader. If you want to download a guide to keep for yourself then please click here.
| Broadcast/Rotary | Drop Spreader | ||||
| Mix | Over Seed | New | Over Seed | New | |
| Chuck’s Upstate Blend | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12.5 | |
| Chuck’s Shady | 4 | 6.75 | 7.5 | 9.5 | |
| Chuck’s Kentucky Blue | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Chuck’s Heat & Drought | 7.5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
| Quick & Tuff | 7 | 10 | 10.5 | 16 | |
| Landscape Mix | 7 | 10 | 10.5 | 16 | |
Blend Coverage-
Chuck’s Upstate, Chuck’s Perennial Rye, Chuck’s Shady, Chuck’s Quick & Tuff, and Chuck’s Dense Shade
Overseeding: 3 lb. per 1,000 ft2
New Lawn: 6 lb. per 1,000 ft2
Chuck’s Kentucky Blue
Overseeding: 1.5 lb. per 1,000 ft2
New Lawn: 3 lb. per 1,000 ft2
Chuck’s Heat & Drought
Overseeding: 4 lb. per 1,000 ft2
New Lawn: 7 lb. per 1,000 ft2