Sowing grass seeds

[Hilly]

We have a T15 Flexi seeder for sale.

I’d need a pic as no idea what one of them is

 

[Great In Grass]

I’d need a pic as no idea what one of them is

Flexi-Seeder T15

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[Tha Ulsterscot]

We use a Fiona too, just with the coulters hooked up . Perfect for job and cheap drill to find too.

I didn't want any rows, so took everything off. Now works a treat, and was only 200 quid.

 

[KennyO]

@Hilly

@Hillside

 

[Ts 59]

I didn't want any rows, so took everything off. Now works a treat, and was only 200 quid.

Must be inflation...Ours was 75 pound from collective sale 20 yrs ago, drops seed from 6 to 8 inches up so rows not too bad, drill 20ac of oats with it too.

 

[Ormond]

Vicon spreader with an engine pulled with a quad bike

 

[Cloonpotatoes]

We had to do a few bits of reseeding this spring. On one farm we sowed it with the Lemken one pass and on the other they drilled it with a tine harrow. Emergence after the tine harrow was very poor with large bare patches where as the Lemken gave a great strike. I put it down to a better seed bed and seed contact. Extra cost of the one pass would be cheap compared to a poor strike of grass.

 

[ollie989898]

We had to do a few bits of reseeding this spring. On one farm we sowed it with the Lemken one pass and on the other they drilled it with a tine harrow. Emergence after the tine harrow was very poor with large bare patches where as the Lemken gave a great strike. I put it down to a better seed bed and seed contact. Extra cost of the one pass would be cheap compared to a poor strike of grass.

I agree, doesn't matter how it is put in but seed to soil contact needs to be as good as possible or it can go wrong very readily. Grass is only a small seed.

 

[fermerboy]

We use an old Nordsten drill with the coulters removed, left the pipes so it broadcasts from about a foot high.
Cost £400 about 4 yrs ago, used to get a contractor with an Einbock 6m, can't see much if any difference except the annual bill used to be what I paid for mine.

 

[ollie989898]

We use an old Nordsten drill with the coulters removed, left the pipes so it broadcasts from about a foot high.
Cost £400 about 4 yrs ago, used to get a contractor with an Einbock 6m, can't see much if any difference except the annual bill used to be what I paid for mine.

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Does the following harrow cover the seed well enough? So long as it does, I'd be happy with that. Roll until bored and you are done.

 

[deere 6600]

I agree, doesn't matter how it is put in but seed to soil contact needs to be as good as possible or it can go wrong very readily. Grass is only a small seed.

Remember years ago local farming 'expert' told only sow seed the depth of its size so obviously grass doesn't need to be very deep

 

[fermerboy]

Does the following harrow cover the seed well enough? So long as it does, I'd be happy with that. Roll until bored and you are done.

The harrow is ok, no more, its the one thing I might change to work better.
Ive a friend who changed all the tines on his Einbock and I was considering adding a row of his old ones to mine.
We work on cultivated land and roll behind, mostly undersowing barley and its fine for that, sometimes a little more coverage would be better.