Roller mounted grass seeder.
- Thread starter Hillside
- Start date
- Location
- East Sussex
I’m curious too. I think seeds needs burying at an appropriate depth if it comes dry so presumably seeds in front of Cambridge rolls and flat roll after.
agri knives
Member
- Location
- middle of ireland
Might work in wet weather but won’t work in dry average weather . Soil seed contact is vital.
- Location
- Yorkshire
ollie989898
Member
You can buy machines that are basically a set of rolls with the seeder and harrow tines attached. Will work well if you are seeding on to bare dirt just check the outlets don't get blocked.
- Location
- Hereford
Seeds dribble s down a tube falling onto a 3/4" round bar which spreads them . Great job
- Location
- Hereford
Same field
Bare patch at bottom of pic is due to ripping out the fence at bottom of field.
Bare patch at bottom of pic is due to ripping out the fence at bottom of field.
- Location
- South Lanarkshire
Having sowed a few acres of grass seed in my time I think the seed needs a wee covering unless you get rain fairly quickly after seeding I am impressed with roller seeder
ollie989898
Member
How did you prepare the field before sowing? glyphosate and discs??
- Location
- Hereford
Very lightly over with power Harrow quite fast .
This patch below was into spring barley stubble last Oct .
I went over the stubble with Dutch Harrow then over with seeder .
ollie989898
Member
Looks very good. Also weed free.
- Location
- East Sussex
And is that the last pass when seeding? Looks a good job.
- Location
- Hereford
Yes . Didn't graze the second pic . Put 2cwt acre of nitrogen on a few weeks ago ,will hopefully mow ,bale and wrap around the 20/25 April then into spuds .
JD-Kid
Member
- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
have a roller drill here a v ring roller then seeder dropping in to v light harrows behind roll after or inch of rain to seal it
Dave W
Member
- Location
- chesterfield
We've done it loads of times on amenity jobs. Stocks fanjet on front of compact broadcasting seed and a 10ft Cambridge roll pulled behind.
Despite the seed being evenly broadcast, it always came through in the roll lines
Despite the seed being evenly broadcast, it always came through in the roll lines
markpentre
Member
- Location
- wrexham
Top job that! What seed did you use?? Do you always over seed in the backend rather than early spring?
- Location
- Hereford
I use westerwold on the spring barley ground and a 3 yr ley mix on re-seeding .
I find that in the spring the grass is competing with the weeds.
I have heard this happening, but we sowed some with a wagtail and then Cambridge rolled and it was a very even take, but it rained straight away after.
JD-Kid
Member
- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
yea see the same with a roller drill 3 inch rows give or take but still alot better than 6 or 7 inch rows from a seed drill
will tiller out better tho and fill in the gaps fast
agri knives
Member
- Location
- middle of ireland
The deeper roll lines got more moisture and a better germination rate .