![]() The Genesis machine drops a lot of seeds because it is meant for wild game anima feed plots, not maximum yield but maximum coverage (I've never figured that one out, I plant my feed plots just like I would any field or garden). I want something that can drill in buckwheat, oats, and peas seeds at 3-5 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Unfortunately it looks like it drop seed at a low rate for cash crops like corn, beans, and peas. To take a step back, is there any engineering reason by a single-row no-till drill wouldn't work? I understand the scale and marketing reasons to sell to large-scale commercial growers, but is there some limiting factor that would prevent a scaled-down version of the same design? How much down-force are the tractor hydraulics providing? It looks like the Hoss standalone seeder ( ) slices a trench with its opening wheels and it sure doesn't weigh much. But they must be dumping a lot of seed in that trench - aren't the soybeans coming up too crowded in the Genesis video? Is there a reason why the tractor-scale seeders can use a much heavier seeding rate than the single-seed garden planters? I see they all use 7.5" row spacing, which would work fine for me. Is there an auger-and-paddle system to control the spill rate? It's not lifting and dropping individual seeds like a Hoss or Earthway does. I can't tell from the video how it meters out the seed. Thanks for the link to the Genesis drill. Most of them are two pokes to a hole, the first makes the hole the second drops the seed then, behind the "wheel" is a small plow to cover the hole with soil and then a wheel passes over to tamp the soil tight to the seed. I've seen several different configurations for pulling behind a 4 wheeler and all look like they would work great. ![]() Most of this type of tool is sized for large tractors and those start at around 6K and go up to over 10K.īy the way, a seed drill does exactly that, it drills (pokes) a hole and deposits a seed then a wheel covers and presses down the soil. If you want a no till seed drill that is sized to a 4 wheeler, those are out there on the market RTP outdoors It would be great if I could find something that would attach to a single-wheel walk-behind hoe like a Hoss - but with coulters to open and close the furrow after dropping in the seed.Īlso something that can be adapted to single-row or multi-row seeding just by closing off the plate between the hopper and the paddle wheel.īryant RedHawk wrote:There really isn't a no till seed drill that is hand powered (for that the Hoss is your best bet). I haven't seen a no-till drill up close, but it looks like they have a large hopper for seed, and a wheel-driven paddle that does a "controlled spill" of seed into the furrow. Some of them have optional opening wheel / closing wheels, but most just have a simple shank (which will tangle residue) and a drag chain. Most of the garden seeders (Earthway, Jang, Hoss) are based on a series of plates with holes drilled to pickup and drop a single seed at a time. So a wide range of seed sizes and shapes.ĭirect-seeded "cash crops" are carrots and parsnips, corn and beans. My cover crop seed will be oats and winter peas to winter-kill, plus buckwheat in the summer, and white clover in the walkways. I'm realizing that I will need to plant into a lot of residue and uneven ground. I am converting my 3,000 square foot garden from bare tilled soil to continuous no-till with cover crops. Are there small-scale tools that work like a no-till drill that the mega row-crops farmers have? Something for market gardeners or large-scale home gardeners?
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