Bag spreader

A bag spreader comprising:

• a bag configured to hold particulate material to be spread about a surface including an open lower end;
• a base including a circumferentially extending wall, a channel within the circumferentially extending wall, and an exit opening to permit the particulate material to fall therethrough when the particulate material is being spread about the surface;
• an impeller below the base and configured to receive the particulate material leaving the exit opening and spread the particulate material about the surface;
• and
• a fastener circumscribing the base and the open lower end of the bag, wherein the open lower end of the bag is sandwiched between the fastener and the channel provided in the circumferentially extending wall.

A method of operating a bag spreader, the method comprising:

• removably securing a bag to a base using a single cable tie;
• filling the bag with particulate material;
• and
• turning a hand crank causing an impeller to spin and spread the particulate material passing through an exit opening in the base.