Grass seedbed

[scrubbuster]

Neighbour is coming to sow grass with an Opico harrow tomorrow onto ploughing. Its was levelled with paddle rollers. Its reasonably firm but I am going to heavy flat roll it after. I am just wondering would I be safer to heavy roll before hand? Will sowing onto cambridge rolling and then flat rolling put some seed too deep??

TIA

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

The tines should level out the roller lines.

 

[HarryB97]

I wouldn't bother heavy rolling before hand as the opico tines will dig into the soil a fair bit either way. I never harrow grass seed in as I think that is to aggressive I just blow it on the top of power harrowing and roll with a cambridge roll.

 

[scrubbuster]

I have had grass sown this way a few times but never in to ploughing, disced stubble turnip up until now

 

[ploughman1963]

We always flat roll before sowing with einbock with tines just scratching- too easy to bury seeds - One of the biggest causes of failures

 

[scrubbuster]

We always flat roll before sowing with einbock with tines just scratching- too easy to bury seeds - One of the biggest causes of failures

That was my concern but I had decided by previous replies it was unfounded. Maybe I should set and early alarm after all [emoji848]

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Is that just a tyne harrow ?

 

[scrubbuster]

Is that just a tyne harrow ?

Yes, not set very aggressively

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Yes, not set very aggressively

If its dry I would role like the others said - turn the tynes back so they are just stroking

 

[Chae1]

Yes, not set very aggressively

Cambridge rolls will be fine.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Pictures expected later [emoji3]

 

[scrubbuster]

@Jim75 will I flat roll before you come?? [emoji854]

 

[scrubbuster]

Pictures expected later [emoji3]

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[ollie989898]

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Perfect.

I have seen hundreds of acres established with a harrow + box seeder thing. I view them as being better than actually drilling the stuff in many situations. Having said that, I think a vaderstad rapid cultivator drill might be one of the best ways of establishing grass.

 

[Chae1]

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Do a bit of each and show us the difference in establishment?

I wouldn't be sowing grass this late. Be interested to see how it does.

 

[Jim75]

Do a bit of each and show us the difference in establishment?

I wouldn't be sowing grass this late. Be interested to see how it does.

Don’t worry chae, we’re in the costa del Ross here. Think latest grass the farm I’m on, sown has been 1st Oct. Another neighbour between the 2 of us would be similar

 

[Chae1]

Don’t worry chae, we’re in the costa del Ross ☀ here. Think latest grass the farm I’m on, sown has been 1st Oct. Another neighbour between the 2 of us would be similar

Do you get the gulf stream they speak about in Nairn etc?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Do a bit of each and show us the difference in establishment?

I wouldn't be sowing grass this late. Be interested to see how it does.

Hell of a lot of grass seed gone out the last week and I'm sowing another 55 next week - got some Westerwolds to go in mid October- it may freeze to death but at least it won't be short of a drink[emoji2]

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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Looks perfect in my eyes
But the anti heavy twins may disagree [emoji23]

 

[Chae1]

Hell of a lot of grass seed gone out the last week and I'm sowing another 55 next week - got some Westerwolds to go in mid October- it may freeze to death but at least it won't be short of a drink[emoji2]

Your slightly further south than Easter Ross.