SEED DEPTH REQUIREMENT.....
07-18-2007, 10:19 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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SEED DEPTH REQUIREMENT.....
OKAY, ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE CLASS.
I'M GOING TO PLANT SOME BUCKWHEAT THIS WEEKEND, THE REQUIRED SEED DEPTH IS 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES. HOW DO I MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. I'M GOING TO BROADCAST THE SEED. (DO I JUST DRAG IT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST????)
I'M GOING TO PLANT SOME BUCKWHEAT THIS WEEKEND, THE REQUIRED SEED DEPTH IS 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES. HOW DO I MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. I'M GOING TO BROADCAST THE SEED. (DO I JUST DRAG IT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST????)
07-18-2007, 09:27 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: SEED DEPTH REQUIREMENT.....
1-1/2" sounds deep to me for buckwheat.
Personally I'd be happy with 1/2". Soil to seed contact is the most important consideration. Drag something around if you dont have a set of disks. Then roll it flat or drive over it repeatedly to assure good soil firmness and seed to soil.
FH
Personally I'd be happy with 1/2". Soil to seed contact is the most important consideration. Drag something around if you dont have a set of disks. Then roll it flat or drive over it repeatedly to assure good soil firmness and seed to soil.
FH
07-19-2007, 04:14 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario Canada
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RE: SEED DEPTH REQUIREMENT.....
If you disk it first to create a rough surface, then broadcast the seed and lastly drag a set of chains, bedsprings, etc. over the surface the seedling should work out OK.
Dan O.
Dan O.
07-21-2007, 12:12 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2004
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RE: SEED DEPTH REQUIREMENT.....
ORIGINAL: farm hunter
1-1/2" sounds deep to me for buckwheat.
Personally I'd be happy with 1/2". Soil to seed contact is the most important consideration. Drag something around if you dont have a set of disks. Then roll it flat or drive over it repeatedly to assure good soil firmness and seed to soil.
FH
1-1/2" sounds deep to me for buckwheat.
Personally I'd be happy with 1/2". Soil to seed contact is the most important consideration. Drag something around if you dont have a set of disks. Then roll it flat or drive over it repeatedly to assure good soil firmness and seed to soil.
FH
Make sure you have a nice, uniform seedbed. You don't want a lot of big clods. When the seed germinates, any roots that hit large pockets of air will die.
