reseeding

[som farmer]

after last year, a lot of our leys are thin in the bottom, the festololiums need a full reseed, if we go for plough/work etc, its going to be more work than we can cope with, then its down to contractors, and extra expense.
we are thinking about buying a direct drill, and as we use an aerator, think we can do a fair job. from our arable friends we are being told to get a velderstat, the 3metre versions can be reasonably priced 2nd hand.
what drills do ff members recommend?

 

[milkloss]

after last year, a lot of our leys are thin in the bottom, the festololiums need a full reseed, if we go for plough/work etc, its going to be more work than we can cope with, then its down to contractors, and extra expense.
we are thinking about buying a direct drill, and as we use an aerator, think we can do a fair job. from our arable friends we are being told to get a velderstat, the 3metre versions can be reasonably priced 2nd hand.
what drills do ff members recommend?

Not a vaderstad (sp?). We had one field done, and whilst I’m sure they can work, when it dried up the slots just opened right out and very little grew if any. We recently overseeded some with a borrowed aitchinson and it worked well but not as well as where we levelled rough patches out where we had buried a water pipe and fixed a drain. Picture to follow as it’s on my phone.

 

[milkloss]

The power Harrow obviously bashes the York fog quite hard so it looks greener but there’s far more ryegrass there than the rest of the field. Had lime, P and K for a starter and then 50kg acre of total 33.5% once the ryegrass showed its face. I didn’t want to boot up the old grass. Cutting today so we’ll see what it comes back like, was intended for silage really.

 

[betweenthelines]

Chain harrow hard, broadcast some seed and heavy roll. KISS

 

[deleted user 837354]

after last year, a lot of our leys are thin in the bottom, the festololiums need a full reseed, if we go for plough/work etc, its going to be more work than we can cope with, then its down to contractors, and extra expense.
we are thinking about buying a direct drill, and as we use an aerator, think we can do a fair job. from our arable friends we are being told to get a velderstat, the 3metre versions can be reasonably priced 2nd hand.
what drills do ff members recommend?

Show me a picture or buy me a pint and I will walk it and tell you.

 

[som farmer]

Show me a picture or buy me a pint and I will walk it and tell you.

1st my phone hasn't got a camera, and 2nd I wouldn't have a clue how to transfer a photo on to here.

 

[milkloss]

1st my phone hasn't got a camera, and 2nd I wouldn't have a clue how to transfer a photo on to here.

Beer it is then!

 

[som farmer]

Beer it is then!

and I brew my own beer!!!!!!!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

1st my phone hasn't got a camera .

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[michael N123]

Have you got a plow and or combi drill...

Do you grow anything other than grass so you can get a rotation going

 

[som farmer]

Have you got a plow and or combi drill...

Do you grow anything other than grass so you can get a rotation going

have plough and power harrow, and we grow hybred rye for silage, and forage rape.
we have tried combi drill, but its only 1 pass, for grass we really need to cross drill, we have combi drilled maize, and that worked quite well, until you walked into it to inspect the crop...… completely lost, no rows!
our ground is light enough to min til, and if we had our own drill, we could redrill/topup at our leisure, rather than ring contractors. we have tried scratching it in with einbok, but not had the best of results, and we make sure there is a good tilth, and roll well.

 

[milkloss]

have plough and power harrow, and we grow hybred rye for silage, and forage rape.
we have tried combi drill, but its only 1 pass, for grass we really need to cross drill, we have combi drilled maize, and that worked quite well, until you walked into it to inspect the crop...… completely lost, no rows!
our ground is light enough to min til, and if we had our own drill, we could redrill/topup at our leisure, rather than ring contractors. we have tried scratching it in with einbok, but not had the best of results, and we make sure there is a good tilth, and roll well.

I take it you’re on top of soil sampling? Some of these newer varieties are sensitive to ph and p,k in my experience.

 

[som farmer]

I take it you’re on top of soil sampling? Some of these newer varieties are sensitive to ph and p,k in my experience.

yes, and well up on any compaction problems, ours is a good soil farm, very fertile, but it does have its peculiarities, like it will not stand any poaching early spring, or late autumn, don't ask me why, I've spent 40 years trying to sort that out, and failed, cannot work the ground to much, or it will cap on top, and it adores the aerator, best bit of kit I've bought for years, and leys do not tend to last as long as they should, which is why we are looking at d/d, you can soon whip in and overseed, if needed.