What does this do?

There are times when you need to improve the quality of the grazing in your paddock by spreading some fertiliser on it. Now that might seem perverse, given that you spend a goodly amount of time removing the natural fertiliser that your horse thoughtfully deposits around the paddock every day. Ah, but leaving it all to nature doesn’t take into account the problem of worms and parasites that you (and your horse) would like to avoid. Also, messy paddocks don’t look good. So, remove the natural fertiliser, as per BHS guidelines (...incidentally, have you heard all about our excellent Horse Muck Collector? No? Look here! It’s a superb product...) and use some of the stuff that comes in prill form and contains all your grass needs to grow strong, sweet and healthy.

You would be well advised to have your soil tested early in the year, and spread the correct fertiliser type that will correct any nutrient deficiencies. To spread the fertiliser around the paddock evenly is important and you can’t really do it well by hand (and it takes ages). But our LDS fertiliser spreader makes extremely short work of the job. Just make sure you’re following the application rates you need to use and the time needed to ‘rest’ the pasture before you can let your horse back in to graze it.

Why do I need one?

There are all sorts of applicators available, big and small. The Logic LDS range provides the ideal balance between making the job quick and easy to do, but avoids the need to have heavier equipment travelling over the ground - particularly a problem early in the year when it’s often muddy and big machines can cause ruts and soil compaction. The size of spreader you need depends on your paddock size. If you have a 1 hectare paddock and need to apply 100 kilos/hectare (a common application rate) then the LDS120 (120ltr. capacity) is ideal.

If you have larger paddocks, you might consider one of our larger capacity machines – or just do half the paddock at a time, filling up with fertiliser when you need to.

Where do I use it?

Paddocks and fields. Never leave any implements out after use where animals can come into contact with them - you can work out why!

How does it work?

Fill the hopper with the appropriate type of fertiliser for your soil (test your soil to determine this). You need to know the speed you’re going to travel, because the mechanism is ground-driven. When you open the aperture, the fertiliser flows down onto the spinning disc, which flicks it out evenly over a wide area (15m is usual). So you complete your first run about 7.5m from the edge of your paddock, then the second one about 15m further over and so on. We do a guide to fertiliser spreading in the manual which comes with every machine. Or if you just want to know more, feel free to download a manual.