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Timothy and an 8300 drill

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Any idea where to set the drill for 12-15 lbs/ac of timothy?
Any idea what other seed would be comparable to timothy?
8300 drill with double disk openers, press wheels and no grass seed attachment.
 
There are tools to calibrate drill and makes life a lot easier when you need to drill seeds not listed on the drill chart and also for checking drill rates on seeds listed because seed can very from what the OEM originally used to make the charts
 
Without a grass seeder box? Boy. Even if you could shut it down far enough and slow it down enough,I'd be afraid you'll bury it too deep.
 
Do not know that drill but compaired to other drills with only the large seed box you could problby not get it down to less than a hunderd pounds per acre. Go buy something else like a spinner spreader that I do not like but it would be way better that what you are wanting to do.
 
As late as it's getting I would think you would want some oats for a nurse crop to protect the new seeding from the hot sun (assuming we will eventually get some). I would plant about a bushel or bushel and a half of oats and mix the timothy in with it. Then you can mow off the oats for feed later and the timothy should thrive. Mike
 
A reminder, though. You will want to plant your oats pretty shallow so as not to get the timothy too deep. You are treading a fine line here. Best way might be to drill your oats and then go over top with the timothy. As late as it's getting it's risky. Mike
 
(quoted from post at 20:41:36 04/28/14) Any idea where to set the drill for 12-15 lbs/ac of timothy?
Any idea what other seed would be comparable to timothy?
8300 drill with double disk openers, press wheels and no grass seed attachment.
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You wll need something to act as a carrier to give you better control of your rate and help with bridging in the seedbox.
You could use oats if you want a cover crop if not you could run some grain through a mixmill to bust it up so it does not grow.
You can cut and bale the oats early and get some nice greenfeed if you need it.
I have done it mixed with fertilizer as well but then you have to be careful that you don't use something that will burn your seed.
A cement mixer works great for mixing up the seed.
If you are seeding into a worked up field you will need to make some stops to limit how deep you place the seed.
If things are real soft you can pull off the tubes on the bottom and just let the seed fall, or roll the field before seeding.
If you are seeding into stubble drop the drill all the way and it will scratch it in nicley.
1/4 - 1/2 inch is about all it will do unless your soil is really loose.
Run a landroller over it after seeding, it will firm things up and make a real nice field to drive on come haying time.
Pray for rain.
 
I think I'd save myself a lot of hell and just go rent a Brillion somewhere... It'd be one thing if you had a small seed box on the 8300. Don't think I'd want to try and put timothy down the main runs...

Rod
 
I have drilled a lot of grass seed with a plain grain drill mix the seed with some rice hulls and it will work fine a lot of grass seed is to big to be drilled out of the alfalfa seeder anyway as I have drilled rates as low as 6 pounds per acre . As far as depth you can set the openers so they barely touch the ground .
 
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