Bucket...I used the word plow loosely. I use a sort of home-made disc/cultipacker that I made myself. Basically it sheads and rips away the grass so I can get good soil contact with the seeds. I have been making small plots using this method for years with incredible success.

I also live 5 hours from my farm, and time is an incredible issue. I almost have to do it all in one weekend. That' s why I always mow off and spray a plot in the early fall (with roundup), and then again in the spring. That is what has worked well for me in that terribly acidic soil.

To each his own.............