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Luke470 · Nov 1, 2017

Does one seed first then run a cultipacker over it or cultipack then seed?

Thanks!

casecollectorsc · Nov 1, 2017

Seed then roll

tomturkey · Nov 1, 2017

luke470, I work the soil with a disk. Then harrow it to smooth and level. Then cultipac to firm up the seed bed, Seed. Then cultipac again. Then harrow lighty (teeth laid back flat, faster than before). This has worked well for me. It how I've planted my hay fields, achieving great stands. Read other responses and use what you think will work in your situation. gobble

Billy NY · Nov 2, 2017

Depends on what you are planting. Small seed may call for the seed bed to be prepared like most others, then a pass with the cultipacker to firm up the seed bed before planting. Plant then finish with a pass. Soil compaction is always a concern with extra passes, but I have seen it on planting instructions for food plot forage, specifically calling for this practice and other instructions to achieve the best results. Concern with small seed is planting depth, small seed does not typically get planted very deep.

I've planted oats with small forage seed in plots and use conventional tillage practices, with a moldboard plow and disc harrow. After the 1st pass with the disc harrow, I would broadcast the oats, followed by one more pass with the disc harrow, covering that seed lower in the soil than the small seed. I then broadcast the small seed, then finish with cultipacker. My results were excellent, but things will vary widely depending on location, weather, and what you are planting.

James Howell · Nov 2, 2017

We plant Pensacola Bahiagrass seed which is very small.

When preparing a seed bed, the last three steps are cultipack, seed, and cultipack.

Hope this helps.

Part Time Pete · Nov 2, 2017

If you can find a Brillion Sure stand, it does both. They really do a nice job
Pete

61-4010 · Nov 2, 2017

I use the cultipacker first followed by a Brillion seeder. The first rounds with the cultipacker help to smooth out the ground and pack it well. Then the Brillion seeder comes along and does some additional packing/smoothing but once the seeds are dropped, help to cover them up too.

RayP(MI) · Nov 2, 2017

I prepare soil with disk and/or cultivator. Then drill oats twice over. Plant alfalfa on second pass, pulling cultipacker behind drill on second pass. Would drill once over if I could open up the feed but it is rusted fast, and can't get desired population one pass.

May cultipack again the following spring to push stones down to reduce damage to mowing equipment. For the small acerage I have a new drill is out of the question. It came rusted, not my carelessness.

Fordfarmer · Nov 7, 2017

Like someone else said, use a Brillion Sure Stand cultipacker/seeder if you can. Two rollers, drops the seed between them. Leaves a nice finish and results in a good stand. I pull mine directly behind the drill.

wellmax99 · Nov 9, 2017

I have had good results,
preparing the soil with a disk and leveling board,
then sow seed, go over the field twice splitting the tracks of the first past,

then roll the seed or pack them in with the cultipacker

one problem you can have seeding in the fall, is lack of moisture,
seed germinates then if you do not get rain the seed can die.

rolling the seed in, helps to hold in what moisture you have.

Texasmark1 · Nov 11, 2017

Purpose of the implement is to provide good soil to seed contact. To do that you need the seed in the soil to pack it.

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