Customer reviews from Scotts
Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader - Green
Average customer rating
3.2
(1,025 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,025 reviews
5 Stars
429
4 Stars
109
3 Stars
61
2 Stars
68
1 Star
358
83%of customers recommend this product.
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313 out of
375)
Customer Reviews for Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX Broadcast Spreader - Green
Customer Rating
1
worst spreader ever made
on May 29, 2025
Posted by: ed8965
I paid a lot of money for this horrible made product! The dispensing door/slide sticks open and not only wastes a lot of expensive product but also ends up leaving a burnt and damaged lawn!
Another design flaw are the wheels. The insides of them are open with nooks, like spokes. If one is using Scotts fine granular weed and feed, it accumulates a lot in these wheels - more wasted product.
I DO NOT recommend this product.
Another design flaw are the wheels. The insides of them are open with nooks, like spokes. If one is using Scotts fine granular weed and feed, it accumulates a lot in these wheels - more wasted product.
I DO NOT recommend this product.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, June 2, 2025
We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance. Please reach out to our Consumer Services team at 888-270-3714.
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Customer Rating
3
Does not hold up.....RUST!
on April 13, 2017
Posted by: Bob45373
from Troy, OH 45373, USA
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
I've owned this spreader for 7 seasons. This year, the bracket connecting the hopper and the wheel rusted out at the wheel base. Got only 7 seasons! At 4 applications per season, that's only 28 uses. Plus, I only used Scott's products in the spreader. Hey Scott's, how about some replacement parts that can be ordered online?
Pros: Effective
Cons: didn't get the life usage that i expected.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
5
I love the way it spread. I can make it heavy or lite.
on January 25, 2016
Posted by: LaTexPlayer
from Cleveland, Texas
Gender:Male
Expertise:Intermediate
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Weeds and feeds products work very well in South Texas. And tuff builder is another great products I used that I will stand behind.
Pros: Easy to Use, Good Directions, Value, real simple to use if you read the direction.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Poor quality
on June 16, 2019
Posted by: John W
from St. Charles, Mo.
I bought this 2 months ago and finally got a chance to use it. What a dissappointment. Weed and Feed called for a 3 1/2 setting. When I got done with my 10,000 sq ft yd, I had so much left over I didn't know what went wrong. I found out at setting of 4 1/2 should give a opening of a little less than a 1/4" I had put mine at a setting of 6 for 1/4" opening, but the spring loaded door sets in at such an angle that the other side of the opening was less than 3/16". As a result, I have a yard that looks like a green striped watermelon rind. After using my other Scotts spreader for more than 25 yrs, I never suspected a new one to have such a bad calibration.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Service, June 21, 2019
We are very sorry for the issues you encountered with Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX. This is not what we expect from this spreader, and we would be interested in discussing this further so that we can learn more about this issue and extend our product guarantee. At your earliest convenience, please contact us to see what can be done. You may visit our contact page by clicking on the following link: http://tinyurl.com/mds8zo5
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Stripes
on May 21, 2020
Posted by: GAB66
from MN
I bought this a year ago to replace and old Scotts spreader that worked great for many years. This thing is terrible. It leave stripes all over the place. I've never had this problem before. I thought maybe it was the spreader so I bought the smaller one this year - same results. I find it quite interesting that there is only one recent good review and many of the most recent reviews complain about the same issue.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Service, June 29, 2020
We apologize for this experience with our Turf Builder Edgeguard DLX Spreader. We are happy to provide you with further assistance, please contact us at 877-220-3089 and one of our representatives would be glad to assist you. We hope this experience has not caused you to lose faith in our product, as we use reviews like yours to maintain and improve the quality product that you and other consumers have come to know and love.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Bad design causing lawn striping
on May 24, 2020
Posted by: Techy
from Grand Blanc, Michigan
This is a badly designed spreader that does not spread evenly. The design concentrates most of the fertilizer near the wheels of the spreader, resulting in striping. Now that my entire large yard is badly striped and many broadleaf weeds are still present in the untreated stripes while using Scotts Triple Action a few weeks ago. I'm now forced to try to buy some kind of product which will only treat weeds with no added fertilizer component. Good luck with that....I identified Scotts Weed Control as a possible fix but, so far, is very difficult to find in even my large city. It also sports a very poor overall rating as evidenced by reviews. My fix will be to discard my over-priced Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard DLX broadcast spreader, (I would not want to sell it or give it away to friends or family because I know it's a very poor product), give my remaining Scotts fertilizer products to friends or family who will take them, uninstall my Scotts app, replace this spreader with another brand and, going forward, purchase Vigoro fertilizers and weed control products.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, July 1, 2020
We are sorry that you are disappointed with your purchase of Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard DLX Broadcast Spreader. We appreciate your honest feedback and rest assured we will pass your comments on to our Research & Development and Marketing Department. We want you to be confident in our products; therefore, we offer a product guarantee. To receive more details about this, please contact us at https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
3
Design flaw
on May 31, 2020
Posted by: Jakestoe
from Spokane, Wa
Wish I would've read the reviews before I bought this spreader. How is it that one of the major leading brands of lawn care made such a design flaw? The spreading of fertilizer literally hits the wheels because they are taller than the spinning wheel and leaves lines in your yard. Other than Scott's Green Max, I'm done with all the rest of their products.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Service, July 8, 2020
We apologize for this experience with our Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard DLX Broadcast Spreader. If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please contact us at 877-220-3089 and one of our representatives would be glad to assist you. We hope this experience has not caused you to lose faith in our product, as we use reviews like yours to maintain and improve the quality product that you and other consumers have come to know and love.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
on June 7, 2020
Posted by: Anonymous
from Rhode Island
Spreader does not spread evenly, leaves yard with strips! I purchased the DLX spring 2020 to replace a very reliable Scotts spreader. Used the DLX twice, the second time applied fertilizer perpendicular at half the recommended rate, still stripped my lawn. Very disappointed in this product! As a leader in grass care products Scotts should be ashamed selling such a poorly designed product. Do not recommend purchasing!
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Services, July 14, 2020
Mike, we're sorry to hear about your experience with the Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard DLX Broadcast Spreader. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. If you can be of any additional assistance, please contact us here https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca.
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