Customer reviews from Scotts
Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard Mini Broadcast Spreader - Green
Average customer rating
3.8
(1,328 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,328 reviews
5 Stars
758
4 Stars
144
3 Stars
73
2 Stars
82
1 Star
271
75%of customers recommend this product.
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254 out of
338)
Customer Reviews for Scotts - Turf Builder EdgeGuard Mini Broadcast Spreader - Green
Customer Rating
1
Abismal performance with grass seed
on April 6, 2024
Posted by: TurfLover
I bought this this drop spreader a few weeks ago and used it today for the first time to overseed with Scott's New England Mix grass seeds. The spreader wheel would not turn at all with a reasonable amount of seed in the hopper. It would only work with about 1/2 to 1 inch depth of seed and my full weight pressing down on the unit to make the wheel turn. When empty, it turned perfectly, but that its not what I bought it for.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, April 9, 2024
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
1
I Will Avoid Scott's From Now On
on April 23, 2023
Posted by: Lawnless in Oregon
Just received the spreader. It might work fine, but I'll never know, since there's no way to know how much product to put in it. But I'm sure glad Scott's says on the device to come here to find settings that aren't available--otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to leave a bad review. So thanks, Scott's, for more wasted time!
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services Admin, Customer Care, April 24, 2023
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard Mini Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
When applying a Scotts product, the spreader setting can be located on the product packaging. Our competitors' products and spreaders are constantly changing; therefore, making it impossible to test every product and spreader on the market. To prevent damage to your lawn, we suggest doing a 50 x 20 ft. test plot to assure that you are applying the product at the correct rate to your lawn. Place enough material in the hopper to cover 1,000 sq. ft. (Usually indicated on the bag of product, if not indicated, take pounds in bag and divide by the number of thousand square feet bag covers. Example: 23lb bag covers 5,000 sq. ft. divide 23 by 5 to get 4.6lbs per 1,000 sq. ft.). Place the spreader setting on a low setting (Usually one-fourth of the spreader setting range or less). Spread the material over a 50 x 20 ft. area (This is 1,000 sq. ft.). If material is left over, you need to increase the setting. If you come up short, you need to decrease the setting. While this is not a scientific method for getting the spreader setting, it will get you in the ballpark for the product or spreader.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
When applying a Scotts product, the spreader setting can be located on the product packaging. Our competitors' products and spreaders are constantly changing; therefore, making it impossible to test every product and spreader on the market. To prevent damage to your lawn, we suggest doing a 50 x 20 ft. test plot to assure that you are applying the product at the correct rate to your lawn. Place enough material in the hopper to cover 1,000 sq. ft. (Usually indicated on the bag of product, if not indicated, take pounds in bag and divide by the number of thousand square feet bag covers. Example: 23lb bag covers 5,000 sq. ft. divide 23 by 5 to get 4.6lbs per 1,000 sq. ft.). Place the spreader setting on a low setting (Usually one-fourth of the spreader setting range or less). Spread the material over a 50 x 20 ft. area (This is 1,000 sq. ft.). If material is left over, you need to increase the setting. If you come up short, you need to decrease the setting. While this is not a scientific method for getting the spreader setting, it will get you in the ballpark for the product or spreader.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
This product is garbage
on May 18, 2023
Posted by: Crappy
This is a terrible product. It doesn’t spread evenly. It dumped too much fertilizer in the center of the dispenser burning a straight line. It also made green stripes in other areas that got more fertilizer but not enough to burn. Worst fertilizer spreader on the market. Stay away from this poorly designed garbage
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services Admin, Customer Care, May 20, 2023
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder Edgeguard Mini Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
All of our broadcast spreaders under went a design change at the end of 2020 that changed rotor angle and changed the agitator back to a 2-wing agitator. These changes reduces the potential for the product to hit the wheels.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
All of our broadcast spreaders under went a design change at the end of 2020 that changed rotor angle and changed the agitator back to a 2-wing agitator. These changes reduces the potential for the product to hit the wheels.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Spreader settings
on April 14, 2023
Posted by: sjstrasheim
I came to this website as directed on the sticker on the spreader to find the settings. I just spent 30 minutes and I still can't find them. What a joke.
Looks like I'm not alone after reading some of these reviews. How hard is it to put a link right on the product page that says "Spreader settings"?
Looks like I'm not alone after reading some of these reviews. How hard is it to put a link right on the product page that says "Spreader settings"?
Response from ScottsBy Consumer Services Admin, Customer Care, April 15, 2023
We are concerned to hear this. We would like the opportunity to gather some additional information and offer assistance.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Worst directions on spreader settings.
on October 12, 2024
Posted by: srgonz4802
Instructions suck. If I want an explanation of spreader settings I have to go to the website. Website tells me the exact same thing as the label.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, October 14, 2024
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.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
piece of junk
on October 1, 2020
Posted by: KMart
from Kansas
bought this a drop spreader yesterday and tried to spread Pennington K31 coated grass seed . Spreader wheel would not turn with seed in hopper, would only work with about 1" depth of seed and my full weight pressing down on the unit to make the wheel turn. It turned freely empty.
Response from ScottsBy Agent, Consumer Service , October 3, 2020
Kmart, we apologize for the issues you have encountered with Scotts® Turf Builder® Classic Drop Spreader. We strive to supply consumers with quality products that delivers the expected performance. We would like to speak with you in further detail so that we can both extend to you our guarantee as well as learn more about this issue to make a more complete report to our Quality Assurance Department. We ask that you contact us at your convenience at https://tinyurl.com/y8nvfsca.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Posted by: Deejay
from Phoenix Az
Verified Purchase:Yes
Nice product but keep it out of the Phoenix sun
It's plastic
It's plastic
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts
Customer Rating
1
Crappy Instructions
on January 10, 2024
Posted by: DaCook
No explanation on what numbers on spreader dial mean.
Response from ScottsBy Customer Care, January 13, 2024
We're sorry to read about your disappointment with Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard Mini Spreader and appreciate your feedback.
This spreader uses a round orange dial at the top back of the hopper. Just set dial to correct numbered setting. Settings are listed on each Scotts Product Packaging. Spreader settings are not linear or related to pounds per 1,000 square feet. The bigger the number the larger the opening meaning more product will come out. How much product is applied is dependent more on granule size than on weight. If you need help locating the correct setting for the product you are applying, please reach out so we can be of additional assistance.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
This spreader uses a round orange dial at the top back of the hopper. Just set dial to correct numbered setting. Settings are listed on each Scotts Product Packaging. Spreader settings are not linear or related to pounds per 1,000 square feet. The bigger the number the larger the opening meaning more product will come out. How much product is applied is dependent more on granule size than on weight. If you need help locating the correct setting for the product you are applying, please reach out so we can be of additional assistance.
We want you to be confident in our products. For this reason, we offer a product guarantee to our consumers. At your earliest convenience, please reach out to us at 888-270-3714 if we can further assist.
Written by a customer while visiting Scotts