How Large is the Area to be Fertilized?
The first step in applying fertilizer is to determine how many square feet of land is to be fertilized. This requires some geometry. At first, this may seem like a lot of work. However, you only have to do it once if you keep the information in a file. Most of the following examples are for simple shapes. Choose the shape, or combination of shapes that most closely match the area to be fertilized to calculate the amount of land involved. Many land areas to be fertilized have a very irregular shape. In this case, you can use the offset method described in the final example.
