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[coffeeman]

A few weeks ago i was wondering what I might use to smooth a large section of land to plant grass. I got a lot of good suggestions right here.

Thought I'd pass along what I did. Disked the land real smooth. Bought an old 10 foot wide disk for $100. Must have been made in the 50s. Bearings loose or mabe even totally worn out, but the disks all turn good. I use a lot of grease. Then I got 3 RR ties. Fastened ties to chain link fence. One tie then 4 ft fence, then another tie and another 4 ft fence. Finally I mounted tie to end of fence. So my drag is about 10 -12 feet long. Ran disk over land one more time with drag behind disk. Then drug the drag only. About two passes each way and land is ready for seed. I don't even have to consider rolling land. I'm going to plant grass next Tues. I'll do the drag one more time to slightly cover seed. Then I'll wait for the rain and 60 degree weather to come on Wed.

Only thing I have to consider is what kind of seed to buy Monday. I was thinking of some kind of contractor mix. Maybe Tractor Supply has something cheap and good. How's that for a statement, "cheap and good". Is there such a thing?

Cheers....Coffeeman

 

[ronjhall]

Using the RR ties after seeding may be to heavy.

<font color="blue"> "cheap and good". Is there such a thing? </font>
I bought some Contractors mix from Home Depot a few weeks ago. Had to cut grass within 2 weeks. I did use a starter fertilizer and watered everyday except when it rained. It was cheaper than the fancy named seed. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Sarge]

Can we get a picture of the Disc/Fence set-up. I would like to try this myself.


Thanks

 

[Hagar]

Contractors mix tends to be a lot of annual rye. It comes up quick and thick which is why it is used. Next year it will be sparse.

 

[Bowhunter]

I agree with Ron...I'd be afraid to use that drag after seeding. It would be better to run over it with a cultipacker or even a lawn roller, then straw it.

Good job of coming up with an effective yet inexpensive way to get the job done.

 

[CTyler]

If you have roller then great, I use a 10' double row cultipacker. If not then a 4-6' long fence drag without any weight on it other than a 2x4 to pull from should work ok.