I need to take care of about 100 acres of CRP.
I'm looking at buying a Brillion Till n Seed BPSB-6 for interseeding clover, as well as reseeding areas of brome, orchardgrass, timothy, and clover that are weedy.
The land is hilly, silt loam soil.
My plan is to mow close, then use the Till n Seed to work it up slightly and plant.
Anyone have experience with this piece of equipment?
A seeder like this will work but the issue will be total germination
percentages versus the time and money spent which may or will be lower
as the weeds may overtake the planting.
You can mow before planting but it will not reduce the weeds as they are already established.
A grass seed or clover will need a prepared seed bed to germinate the seeds quickly.
It all depends on the amount of work you want to do.
I would rather see you get the small Brillion sure stand grass seeder and have
someone come in plow and disc it a few acres a year and ready it for you to plant
as you are going to need weed control to establish the seed bed.
Good grass seed is expensive and planting in compacted ground that has simply settled over
time is an iffy propostion simply because your spending YOUR money.
The other option is one of the PTO powered slit seeders BUT the issue of weeds is still prevalent.
You could purchase a small reverse rotation rotoiller and a grass drill and then strip till sections of the area 4 feet wide at a time and have excellent results from the tillage and seeding in two passes as the seedlings will choke out the weeds.
All depends on the time and money and results you want and WHAT the actual results will be when the fall comes and you look at one seasons grass growth. you hav enot mentioned if youe were going to fertilise the plots as well SO thats an issue.
A 100 acre plot of land is going to take you time and money to manage as CRP and a lot of seed. Its an opportunity cost
issue aand having a one pass tillage tool and a grass drill will get you quick results if you till and plant several lanes of seed bed as it will have less of a chance to wash out as well if you use a grass drill.
A rear tine tiller or stone burrier will bury the rocks and give you an instant seed bed too.
I AM NOT trying to spend your money, but I do not know what if any tillage tools you may have.