Strut10 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 4000+ yards in tilled ground spinning 36 lbs. of clover seed on to 3 acres with a hand-crank spinner. :crutch: Did it in about 1hr 15 minutes. I feel like I just got dragged hind-end first through a knothole !!! Been working off & on over the last month along with my brother and dad. We got an 8 acre field turned and disked. Then, this past Saturday, Dad & bro' spread a tri-axle load of lime (+/- 22 tons). My brother got that disked in that evening. Me & Dad went to the mill this afternoon and got 1200 lbs of pelletized lime to give the sprouting seed a bump start until the loose lime kicks in. Came home to see that the weatherman is calling for thunderstorms throughout the night. So........ in the absence of a culti-packer......... figured I better bust butt and get some seed down so Ma Nature could give me some seed-soil contact. Hopefully, I'll get the pelletized spun on in the next day or two. One of the remaining acres is slated for a sunflower/millet plot for gamebirds & songbirds. The other 4 acres will go into a brassica/turnip mix in a couple months. This stuff better grow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I hope that the effort pays off for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 A lot of work but it'll pay off in the end hard work always does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Bet you will be sore in the morning Don... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Bet you will be sore in the morning Don... It's becoming apparent that it ain't gonna take THAT long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Not had much experience with a hand crank type spreader usually use a walk behind for clover here. That is a lot of seed to hand broadcast, arm feel like rubber when you were done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 you're a trooper Don. hope you need little recovery and are good as new in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 If yinz got the rain we got last night, mother nature pounded that seed in goooooood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 If yinz got the rain we got last night, mother nature pounded that seed in goooooood... We did not. Went just south of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 We did not. Went just south of us. Dang. I tell ya, it was quite the gully whumper in central Ohio. We got at least an inch or so in a very short time frame. Can't wait to go home to see how my new drain tile handled the deluge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Don, what are you using for fertilizer? Did you do a soil test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Did not do a test. But this ground has not been limed for over 15 years. In these parts, you can never go wrong with 2-3 tons/acre. Not going to fertilize until the clover gets a foothold. Then will hit it with a low or no nitrogen mix. When the brassicas go in they will get a dose of trip-19. Will have to do a little figuring as to how much. Probably around 80-100 lbs. nitrogen/acre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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