Beginner DD - Atchison

[NewFarm]

I bought an aitchison seedmatic drill over the summer.

It has the latest t-slot boots

First job is to stitch a grass seed mix into a fairly thin short term ley.

I've grazed the existing sward down hard.

Any tips on settings for this - particularly depth? I'm assuming as shallow as possible,. I.e. just deep enough so that the wings of the t-boot/Coulter are under the soil,.or,. just scratch the top?

 

[Kevtherev]

Need to be just in so the t boot coulters are cutting back the roots of the existing sward.

 

[jackrussell101]

Aim for about 1cm depth if you can

 

[steveR]

Then pray for enough rain to germinate the seed.... and keep it going!

I keep looking for my little clover and plantain seedlings...

 

[SpottedFlycatcher]

I bought an aitchison seedmatic drill over the summer.

It has the latest t-slot boots

First job is to stitch a grass seed mix into a fairly thin short term ley.

I've grazed the existing sward down hard.

Any tips on settings for this - particularly depth? I'm assuming as shallow as possible,. I.e. just deep enough so that the wings of the t-boot/Coulter are under the soil,.or,. just scratch the top?

How did you get on with this?

 

[NewFarm]

With the dry weather at the end of last year - I chickened out and left the seed in the bag. Waiting for it to dry up (a little) next few weeks hopefully.

 

[jackrussell101]

 

[jackrussell101]

Old turf glysophated 7 days pre mowing for silage last year, then direct drilled immediately 8th Oct with forage rye, will hopefully save our bacon this year, could do with it in the clamp now!

 

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did you have to hop on one leg to and fro or get a wet foot?

 

[jackrussell101]

did you have to hop on one leg to and fro or get a wet foot?

This time I actually managed to hop on one foot without getting wet

 

[crashbox]

What was your prep before drilling?

 

[crashbox]

What was your prep before drilling?

Meant for @Jack Russell , great photos btw

 

[jackrussell101]

What was your prep before drilling?

Thank you.

We had a silage crop off a 15 year old ley, but glysophated it 7 days pre mowing, this then allowed us to speed up the drilling process as it was a late decision to do it and time was ticking on.

The result was a lovely burnt off mown silage residual that we just went straight into with the Aitchison, we didn't even roll, which was perhaps a mistake as it would have perhaps made it a bit less patchy in places although it's all come pretty well in the end.

Literally drilled and then just shut the gate. One theory I did read up on was to spread lime pre-drilling to de-acidfy the decaying old turf as this can be poisonous to new seedlings, but more in a wet time, and as it was a dry autumn I think we got away with it.

 

[steveR]

With the dry weather at the end of last year - I chickened out and left the seed in the bag. Waiting for it to dry up (a little) next few weeks hopefully.

Wish I had.....