Sowing Barley

[Farmerpickle]

Afternoon all,

I just asking out of curiosity do any of you or know of anybody that sows their barley seeds with a fertiliser spreader?

 

[eagleye]

We did for years up to 1984 when we tramlined with a drill.
Lightish land, but ploughed, disced/harrowed, fert and seed broadcast, disced/harrowed again and rolled. worked well for years.
need disc as harrowing only runs seed into wheelmarks.

 

[Kevtherev]

I’ve done it yes and then run a pass over with power Harrow to cover seed then roll.

 

[Farmerpickle]

We did for years up to 1984 when we tramlined with a drill.
Lightish land, but ploughed, disced/harrowed, fert and seed broadcast, disced/harrowed again and rolled. worked well for years.
need disc as harrowing only runs seed into wheelmarks.

I’ve done it yes and then run a pass over with power Harrow to cover seed then roll.

Excellent! Thank you !

 

[Bury the Trash]

Afternoon all,

I just asking out of curiosity do any of you or know of anybody that sows their barley seeds with a fertiliser spreader?

no It will never work

 

[Spencer]

Too much risk of the seeds landing upside down I always thought..

 

[7610 super q]

Is it in the spirit of DD though?

 

[Farmerpickle]

We'll have to just Praise the Lord!

 

[Kevtherev]

Many moons ago grandfather sowed oats by moonlight with a fiddle and harrowed them in next morning with team of horses so it was done that way in the past before drills became available.
Crows and rooks can be a pain on broadcast cereals due to the lower seeding depth and irregular depth but it works ok.

 

[glasshouse]

Many moons ago grandfather sowed oats by moonlight with a fiddle and harrowed them in next morning with team of horses so it was done that way in the past before drills became available.
Crows and rooks can be a pain on broadcast cereals due to the lower seeding depth and irregular depth but it works ok.

They wont be able to go up the row though

 

[Farmer Roy]

We’ve done it with an aeroplane in the past,

 

[Flatlander]

Just look how well volunteers grow when you move the top couple of inches of soil. Up the seed rate and cultivate twice the depth you want the seed to go. Keep in mind my dads saying. One for the slug one for the crow one to go on top and one seed to grow.

 

[GeorgeK]

Hello is this the GPS police? I'd like to report a crop not being drilled in straight lines

 

[Spencer]

Straight here.... I think, can hardly see 10 yards in front of me