Brassica/Clover Seeders again!

[William Allis]

Still looking for a way to get uniform coverage of turnips, turnip greens, radish and clover. I can no longer walk with a belly grinder and can't justify a no till or a Tar River type drill. I have been mixing with winter rye and pelleted lime in my 3 point cyclone spreader or my son uses the belly grinder for the tiny seed.. I see where Ryobi and Scott offer a battery powered handheld seeder but can't find a review where they have tried to spread tiny seed. Thought that might work off the ATV. Thoughts?? Leaping over dollar bills to save small change.

My plots are sad, we only had 2 inches of rain in August and Sept. Spray, Throw and Mow is working. Everything is growing, slowly, and the deer are using my plots. The 3 plots I watch usually have up to 20 does every night. They have pretty well exhausted the acorns in the woods. Have seen several "shooters" and 6 or 8 little guys. I limit my cross-bow shooting to 40 yards and nobody is cooperating! Haven missed in 60+ years, but never one with a bow. My shooting shack looks at 3 plots in 250 yards and I can see the house! What a hell of a ride!

 

[Flatiron75]

Many of us have suffered though dry years the past couple. Rain makes all the difference. We've spread small-seeded plot crops using an electric one mounted on a 4-wheeler. Keep the same, constant speed, and the seed seems to get spread fairly evenly. We even pull a drag to cover seed with a wheeler.

Throw & roll / mow seems to work pretty well for our camp. The thatch / duff keeps moisture in the soil better = better germination.

 

[MarkDarvin]

Get an extreme blower seeder. Blowers are cheap. If you already have battery tools, try to get on that uses your existing batteries and chargers.

You will not overseed ever again with a blower seeder.

I did not invent this, and have no stake in the company. I just like stuff that works. I’ve been using mine for many years. Get some large hose clamps to upgrade the attachment hardware, and this thing will last forever.

It’s time to win.

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[MarkDarvin]

I buy some flower seeds one ounce at a time and pay a hefty cost for them, some that rate out at over $1,000/lb. So when you only get a shot glass of seed for $60, you want the right tool to spread it over an acre with confidence. That blower is the tool.

Mix that high value seed with carrier seeds like Japanese millet or flax and you can get as lean as you want. One pound of small seed per acre? No problem.


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[Flatiron75]

Get an extreme blower seeder. Blowers are cheap. If you already have battery tools, try to get on that uses your existing batteries and chargers.

You will not overseed ever again with a blower seeder.

I did not invent this, and have no stake in the company. I just like stuff that works. I’ve been using mine for many years. Get some large hose clamps to upgrade the attachment hardware, and this thing will last forever.

It’s time to win.

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Recommend any brands, MD?

 

[yoderjac]

Recommend any brands, MD?

That is the brand.

 

[Mennoniteman]

Still looking for a way to get uniform coverage of turnips, turnip greens, radish and clover. I can no longer walk with a belly grinder and can't justify a no till or a Tar River type drill. I have been mixing with winter rye and pelleted lime in my 3 point cyclone spreader or my son uses the belly grinder for the tiny seed.. I see where Ryobi and Scott offer a battery powered handheld seeder but can't find a review where they have tried to spread tiny seed. Thought that might work off the ATV. Thoughts?? Leaping over dollar bills to save small change.

My plots are sad, we only had 2 inches of rain in August and Sept. Spray, Throw and Mow is working. Everything is growing, slowly, and the deer are using my plots. The 3 plots I watch usually have up to 20 does every night. They have pretty well exhausted the acorns in the woods. Have seen several "shooters" and 6 or 8 little guys. I limit my cross-bow shooting to 40 yards and nobody is cooperating! Haven missed in 60+ years, but never one with a bow. My shooting shack looks at 3 plots in 250 yards and I can see the house! What a hell of a ride!

As far as the seeding, I have a herd ATV seeder, this tool is the bomb for old men like me that don't do the belly grinder, it can sling any type of seed with the adjustable gate.
We also had the same drought, but I saved a few plots by spinning rye on drought plots right before the rain in late sept and early October, it popped right out and is doing well growing out of drought dust. I can't over emphasize the importance of broadcasting late rye right before a rain.

 

[RGrizzzz]

Still looking for a way to get uniform coverage of turnips, turnip greens, radish and clover. I can no longer walk with a belly grinder and can't justify a no till or a Tar River type drill. I have been mixing with winter rye and pelleted lime in my 3 point cyclone spreader or my son uses the belly grinder for the tiny seed.. I see where Ryobi and Scott offer a battery powered handheld seeder but can't find a review where they have tried to spread tiny seed. Thought that might work off the ATV. Thoughts?? Leaping over dollar bills to save small change.

My plots are sad, we only had 2 inches of rain in August and Sept. Spray, Throw and Mow is working. Everything is growing, slowly, and the deer are using my plots. The 3 plots I watch usually have up to 20 does every night. They have pretty well exhausted the acorns in the woods. Have seen several "shooters" and 6 or 8 little guys. I limit my cross-bow shooting to 40 yards and nobody is cooperating! Haven missed in 60+ years, but never one with a bow. My shooting shack looks at 3 plots in 250 yards and I can see the house! What a hell of a ride!

I know you said no chest spreaders. I loathed them until I found this one. I'm a fan of the Hooyman chest spreader because it has a great design. You put on a vest that spreader easily straps into. It has easy adjustments. Since you're only spreading small seed, it will stay light. You didn't mention how many acres you're doing. I like this thing for small seed because I can really see what I'm spreading and easily control the rate. I wouldn't use it to do acres of rye/oats/etc., because it's better really better designed for spreading small amounts of seeds. If you don't want to crank, there's a battery powered version too. I also have an Earthway 3100 and a solo. Those are better suited for bigger quantities of larger seed.

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