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6cyl

05-17-2007 10:29:40




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I would like to plant some timothy for hay this fall. The university extention phamplet recommends rolling it in with a cultipacker. Would a single roller work or would I need a double roller? I assume a cultimulcher with a set of tines between rollers would not be necessary.




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Illinois Farmall

05-19-2007 19:01:21




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 Re: Planting timothy in reply to 6cyl, 05-17-2007 10:29:40  
Why not wait until mid February and frost seed it? I"ve seeded all of my hayground and pasture, whether it be clover or grasses, this way with good results. I like to do mine when there is snow on the ground for 2 reasons. The first reason is it"s alot easier to see where you have seeded on top of the snow. Secondly the melting snow helps pull the seed into ground. I always go a little heavy on the seeding rate just for the fact I don"t like to do it twice if it comes up a little thin plus with the price of fuel these days the cost of a little extra seed won"t even be noticed. Just my 2 cents worth.

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hayray

05-19-2007 17:12:20




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 Re: Planting timothy in reply to 6cyl, 05-17-2007 10:29:40  
A single cultipacker is what they mean. Do not drag it in, it can barry a significant amount of seed in to deep. You can use the cultimulucher, just raise the tines.



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RickL

05-17-2007 11:08:14




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 Re: Planting timothy in reply to 6cyl, 05-17-2007 10:29:40  
Univwersity extensions say to roll about everything you do. Never have. Plant it harrow it you will be fine if thats what you got to use. Just don't get it to deep and the ground to soft in the first place you will be fine



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6cyl

05-18-2007 07:45:26




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 Re: Planting timothy in reply to RickL, 05-17-2007 11:08:14  
Thanks Rick. I'm rigging up a 3 pt hitch harrow. I'd hoped it would do the trick.
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paul

05-18-2007 20:43:13




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 Re: Planting timothy in reply to 6cyl, 05-18-2007 07:45:26  
We don't live in a perfect world. :) The harrow will do you fine. Might want to plant a tad heavier than the U recommends, to make up for seed that gets a little too deep.

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steveormary

05-24-2007 06:24:16




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 Re: Planting timothy in reply to paul, 05-18-2007 20:43:13  
We always harrowed in alfalfa after we planted it. Worked fine for us

steveormary



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