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  • From: jon geiselbrecht <jon AT yellowhousefarms.com>
  • To: Unschooler AT lrec.org, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Seeder & bed shaper
  • Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:05:43 -0600

I probably wouldn't use one of those for a pasture setting. Even though it
says all purpose, it seems to be setup more for a turfgrass application.
I've had good luck with Tye no-till drills but they are expensive. I've also
used this model for a pasture renovation and it worked
great...http://www.grasslander.com/grasslander

Good luck,

Jon Geiselbrecht
Yellow House Farms
Florence, Texas

On Mar 6, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Leslie Moyer wrote:

> We're needing something to do a better job at planting cover crops than
> what we did last year which was to scatter seed by hand and harrow it
> in. We got uneven (and not very good) germination. Our local implement
> dealer has this one on his lot:
> http://www.landpride.com/products/prod_ps/prod_aps.html
>
> In the coming year, we're going to need to plant a succession of cover
> crops on a 7 acre plot that we're readying for an orchard as well as
> improving hay pasture on about 40 other acres (overseeding).
>
> Has anyone used used the Land Pride APS seeder for overseeding existing
> turf? Do the angled spike rollers like the Land Pride model has do a
> good enough job in as opposed to the disc openers on more expensive
> no-till drills? Would anyone like to recommend a different model of
> seeder and/or cover crop application method?
>
> The Land Pride on our dealer's lot is $5800. I think it's the 6 ft.
> model.
>
> While I'm at it, bed shaper recommendations are welcome, too.
>
> --Leslie
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