Planter for sunflowers

Doug - Iowa · Apr 22, 2011

Looking for a cheap planter to plant some sunflowers. Around here, 4 row IH Cyclo's are cheap and easy to come by, but I have no idea if they will plant a sunflower seed. I realize there are two types of sunflower seeds, oil type and eaten' type, and I don't care which one I plant if it makes differnce to which planter I use. Some of the websites about sunflowers say Deere plate planters are not reccomended. Anyone out there with sunflower experiance? Thanks!

dej(Jed) · Apr 22, 2011

Doug
I always use my cornplanter and simmply disperse the seeds in the fertilizer cans. I have
no problems.

Rootsy · Apr 22, 2011

Most difficult part with the Cyclo is going to be finding a sunflower drum...

TimWafer · Apr 22, 2011

I plant about 10 acres a year with an old IH 56 plate planter. Works fine, you just have to get the right plates for your seed. I got mine from Lincoln Ag. They were very helpful
Tim

Anonymous-0 · Apr 22, 2011

I have seeded with a 8 row IH with a sunflower drum,,,, Worked good...If you wernt so far away id sell it to you,,,,Less u got a way to get it down there...

NW MO Poppers · Apr 22, 2011

finger pick-up units work as well, if you can find a good cheap 7000 deere.

Mike Aylward · Apr 22, 2011

I have planted sunflowers for food plots with a 7000 planter w/finger pickup units. Works just fine. Mike

john d · Apr 22, 2011

Planted about 30 acres with a 4-row IH 56 planter back in about 1978. Used sunflower seed plates, and had excellent results at about 4 mph.

DanR · Apr 23, 2011

I plant black oil with an IH corn plate.

Planter for sunflowers

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