![]() 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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