Done. Don't have to worry about lawn fertilizer again until August.

The hardest part about fertilizing the lawn for me is picking up the fertilizer at the store. I can do the whole yard in about 15 minutes and without breaking a sweat. I guess it is because with a broadcast spreader each path you walk covers three feet or more, whereas a lawn mower only covers 22", so you are walking a lot less than when you mow. Also a spreader is about 40 pounds lighter than a mower so there is less effort there as well.

It works out good for me now because a Home Depot is only about a mile out of my way on the way home. If I know I need to fertilize soon I just stop by on my way home and pick up a bag. I usually don't apply it the same day I buy it. All of the stars have to be aligned just right before I do that. But the important part is having it at home, ready to apply, so when everything works out, like this morning, I can just do it.

This morning I applied Vigoro's Ultra Turf™ Summer Turf Fertilizer plus Insect Control. I have had very good luck with Vigoro products. I think they are only sold at Home Depot, and they are usually much cheaper than the Scott's products. This application only cost $10. They had a similar Scott's product there yesterday for $20. I always look at the Scott's stuff and compare labels, but I usually end up with the Vigoro.

I used to use Scott's all the time and the one thing that really annoyed me was the product would come out in big clumps. I would have to get a metal stake and spend five minutes breaking apart the big clumps of fertilizer before I could apply it. I have never had that problem with Vigoro. Each individual granule stays unclumped and free flowing.

The company that makes Vigoro also has these brands:

Bag-a-Bug
Bandini
Cutter (mosquito repellent)
Garden Safe
Hot Shot
No-Pest
Nu-Gro
Rayovac
Real-Kill
Remington (shavers)
Rid-a-Bug
Schultz
Spectracide
Spray Chem
Sta-Green
Tetra (fish and aquarium supplies)
Varta

I always find it interesting to know what else companies do.