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Bruce Christmann posted an update
Does anyone have any tips on setting seed rates on drills when your trying to plant 15 species cover crops or grazing mix
Justin Jelsma7 Comments-
If using an air drill do the calibration and you will be fine as long as the seed is mixed well and isnt prone to settling out while driving to the field.
Box drills will be difficult from my experience.
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Before we added a scale to our box drill we would measure 100’ and run seed thru 1 unit per box, catch it with a coffee can, and weigh it. We typically had it close enough in 2-3 tries. There are calibration widgets out there but have never used one. We didn’t have too much trouble with seed settling out. We usually load for 40-50 acres. With 15 species I wouldn’t worry too much.
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Bruce
Have you seeded yet? We do have a calibration video on SDSHC website or YouTube channel .
sdsoilhealthcoalition.org
Educational resources/ instructional videos
Let me know if want to talk !
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I have not seeded yet Cindy. Thank you. I will watch video any other pointers I am open to talking
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@brucechristmann sounds great! Call as you need!
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Biggest thing if you’re using an air seeder is to make sure that your seed sizes can fit through your rollers without cracking or stopping them all together and stalling the motors
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With a box drill, I start with the chart recommendation for something similar to the largest seed in the mix. Then another increase for the next biggest seed in the mix. And so on. Call anytime.
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