151 Seeding Hayfield at 50lbs PER Acre?!

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It's fall planting 2018 and we are planting GRASS! After finally getting the weather to cooperate, we hit the fields ready to plant . . . only to make a shocking discovery!
Here is the New Holland T5 115 pulling a 7ft Landpride Drop Seeder. This fall we decided to try a NEW variety of orchard Grass . . . it's so new, we can't even buy it anywhere in the state of Michigan.
This is our trial run of the new variety Persist orchard Grass!
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@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

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@quinnwilliams352 5 лет назад

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@thr8061 5 лет назад

The first time I was seeding oats & alfalfa/red clover/timothy mix, I read the manual wrong and used the backside of the lever instead of the frontside of the lever on the metering grid. So I seeded the grass seed at twice the rate it should have been. Very expensive mistake. But we had a FANTASTIC field of hay for 10 years!!!

@xr8brisbane 5 лет назад

I love that you guys are new to this and show what you do right and when you make mistakes. From someone with absolutely no knowledge at all it's great watching you guys learn.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

LOL, thanks!

@olleybear 5 лет назад

@xr8brisbane This. Its one of the reasons why I watch. No idea whats going on just like you. Seeing the trouble with the equipment they are having and learning with them on the changes to make to get what they want is very informative.

@centralkyfarmer9420 5 лет назад

He’s not the first and I’m sure he won’t be the last. I’ve done it many times lol. You all are doing great. That’s a good implement for planting grass.

@clarkcarroll5790 5 лет назад

Woods Precision Super Seeder pulled behind 5460 Massey here in Central Florida is what I use. Very easy to set great seeding charts info matches what my seed rep recommends. I did the over seeding with my Land Pride. Quickly sold that off.

@MrFarmboy59 5 лет назад

HI Farm Girl I liked the one building a new driveway and a few holes in the barn shared it on FB page thanks for a chance to win and congrats on the 20 thousand Subscribers.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Thank-you!

@phillipmartin5760 5 лет назад

Suzanne you said something about the PH Level what did they say you needed ? Plus if you have a cultipacker around somewhere I would do my best to get that seed about a half inch below the ground. Birds will eat your seed if it lays on top of the ground. Was kinda hoping you would plant something else first to put Nitrogen into the ground. Even snow adds Nitrogen. I hope it comes up with it being so late in the year.

@57fitter 5 лет назад

Hi Suz! I sowed some Timothy ahy about 3 weeks ago and we've had cool and dry, hot and dry, everything BUT what i need--rain. I figured having soybeans in the field mjght bring rain,but no. That's farmin'....

@lcazier619 5 лет назад

Check what position the seed cup is set at. Their is an adjustment on each seat cup for larger or smaller seed. If you have them in the wrong position the seed rates will be off.

@nathanbrodeur 5 лет назад

I've seen family use broadcast spreader seeders that are pto driven and they did a foot of overlap on each pass to hold water from washing out parts of the field and around the ditch as flood control

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

We've considered those too :)

@SlipShodBob 5 лет назад

I am glad I'm not the only one to cockup the settings first field with the new drill I set it too lean

@kenthibodeau7845 5 лет назад

Quite the muscles there farm girl!

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

What types of DROP SEEDERS have you guys tried before, and which did you like best?

@grassfedgaming1400 5 лет назад

WTFarm Girl I like the grass seed brand

@brandonthomas1298 5 лет назад

Years ago when we planted grass we just used our grain drill

@bradmorgan1234 5 лет назад

The one you have is good as long as it is worked

@bradmorgan1234 5 лет назад

Ground

@jasonnorris2979 5 лет назад

My uncle uses a land pride a lot like us and as long ands u use it and keep everything clean and moving should never have issues. He has had his for about ten years using it to landscape new yards, food plots, and small acre sites a lot like urs.

@dewainwoodard4840 5 лет назад

Great video thanks for sharing have a great day

@diesel4508 5 лет назад

Love all of your videos , and i dont even farm. I might start though.

@johnmorgan4017 5 лет назад

Overseeded an old compacted pasture with annual clover for the nitrogen. Used a land pride no till from local co-op. So far I am pleased with how it did considering the working conditions are well below ideal.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

I overseeded a grass pasture last year and it seems to have come in. I'm going to trow seed down by hand this fall and see if anything comes in ;)

@johnmorgan4017 5 лет назад

It’s a lot of work! I was not happy with broadcasting at all. Zebra field:( renting a no till was the best thing for me. Had to do dry runs to check depth over diff. soil types and figure it out. I enjoy the videos! Keep it up!

@farmgolf 5 лет назад

Congrats on the 20K 👍🏼🚜

@thomasbeckett1245 3 года назад

Yup five pounds is the low end of fine seed.. and 200 pounds is the high end. There is no wrong approach... just start and know what results your after, then use the appropriate approach to accomplish the goals

@JJKHaywood 5 лет назад

I put a few of those Landpride over seeder together at the dealer.

@seadog1955 5 лет назад

Hang in there girl

@kevineverett4452 3 года назад

How fast do you go in your tractor when you're seeding.

@wiron5495 5 лет назад

We use a brillion with both boxes hooked behind the grain drill on the dairy farm.

@brianhoops8605 5 лет назад

lots of grass seed means lots of hay n will choke out the weeds also. add some lime on when you can n will make a tremendous hay crop for next spring

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

I did on the last video :)

@ozzyruler67 5 лет назад

I use the stick and drop method. I use a stick to make a hole then I drop a seed in it.😂😂

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

LOL, gonna take a whole lotta holes for a hayfield!

@virginiareid5336 5 лет назад

Interesting. The only seeding I know about is the soybeans and rice that were grown on the farm I lived on. It belonged to my son's Grandfather.

@jerrymckinley7854 5 лет назад

excellent video great job

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Thanks Jerry!

@jrr3696 5 лет назад

Eric should listen to you more farm girl😀😂🚜💯

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

LOL, agreed!

@nazirite11 5 лет назад

Love this video

@Berniewold 5 лет назад

Awesome!

@jasonnorris2979 5 лет назад

I have a question. Do u guys miss the other tractor and will u consider a second tractor maybe further down the road? I was just curious. And keep up the good work!

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

I only miss the open cab on the other tractor, although maybe not since the mosquitoes would EAT me! Erik does want to get a second, but I said not unless we pick up more fields, lol

@jwjco 5 лет назад

great , looking good

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@BornRandy62 5 лет назад

so you planted the first field and had to come back twice to fill in thin spots. Sounds like you got the rate right on the bare dirt section. You just did your replant a year earlier. drum roll cymbal crash

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

The original OG field did not plant out well because it was VERY chunky and we didn't have the equipment ti smooth it :( Some areas went down really well, but others didn't, so I had to overseed last fall and a general overseed this fall just to keep it plush. It's already looking great, but I want some Persist mixed in too :)

@starks1414 5 лет назад

Best way to seed grass is just to broadcast on and then run over it with a set of diamond harrows then a packer to seal the ground tight. Compaction is your friend

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

That's kind of what the Drop Seeder does too ;)

@tw-20craig65 5 лет назад

To bad you don't have waterfilled roller I like my grass field a little more frim you had always over seed with annual ryegrass on the field you had did a great job with what you had to work with

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

We debated about overseeding with oats or wheat, we did a field of rye one year and will never do it again. It was impossible to get rid of, and took 2 years and lots of hand pulling to clean it all out :P

@rogerdavies6226 5 лет назад

with old POS that Dad used, I would have to ride the planter and watch the seed feeds to make sure seeds were dropping. When one would plug I would yell and we would dig out the problem and go again. Remind me why my back is messed lol...Dad was old timey, if he could have done everything with horses, he would have

@rogerperkins5969 3 года назад

good times..I have the same memories

@herdingcats3850 5 лет назад

...and when it rains...gangbusters!

@JJKHaywood 5 лет назад

What ground speed does Landpride recommend?

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Good question! This is the first time we've had a tractor that actually tells you MPH, so the idea of "what's your recommended speed" is still a new one for us, lol!

@rcorn8114 5 лет назад

Friendly advice from an OLD farm boy! Slow down. The slower you go the more even coverage you'll get. Did you consider a cover crop? Love your enthusiasm towards farming.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Yeah, I was thinking that too. I did slow down from what Erik was seeding at, but with this style of seeder we figured we didn't need to go too slow . . . it's always a guess, lol

@wadehopkins3866 5 лет назад

Don't worry about it your fuel condition is a little rough so you won't get a perfect stand some of them won't come up so it's better than the other way where you don't get enough on I sowd 48 acres if rye grass and only put on Half of a rate had to turn around and run across it again really profitable we've all been there and the ones that say they haven't are lying

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

yeah my thoughts too :)

@kanonkol 5 лет назад

At that rate you'll be tending that field in your slippers!! Don't you have a Steering assist (ball, knob) ? I couldn't opperate a tractor, heavy plant without one, IMO. Drought! You should have got OLF to do a rain dance. (He's had quite a lot of success this year). All the best. 🛤️🚜😀😀

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Right after the drought we were flooded with TOO much rain, lol

@mikeskidmore6754 5 лет назад

She said they got 10" of rain .. I live 80 miles south of her and only got 3" of rain .. 10" of rain at one time is very rare in MI then again some places got 30" with the hurricane but that flooded out many houses..

@jwjco 5 лет назад

i hope you tested the soil so you can use the right fertilizer . seed without fertilizer is a bad investment.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Yup, sure did :) I only put down what the crop services company told me to. They mixed it for me :)

@mysticvirgo9318 5 лет назад

Replying before pressing 'play'.. I saw the title and I was like, okay what did they do THIS time?"

@heirimuller5717 5 лет назад

Sehr schönes Video vom hübschen Girl

@lonniemorgan160 4 года назад

go to county extension office, they have free info on hay growing

@myronparks3495 5 лет назад

I'm still waiting for it to stop raining so I can plow my hayfield. May have to wait next spring to tear it up and seed next summer.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Yeah that was our issue :( We did get lucky though!

@myronparks3495 5 лет назад

@@This1LifeWeLive I got it sprayed a month ago but it has been raining since. 😡

@richardsmith8479 5 лет назад

Just be patient

@jerryoneill1995 5 лет назад

Yikes...A few things... grass seed (depending on variety) should be planted at 15-20#/acre.... it will spread via runners usually. 50# will need plenty of fertilizer to get a good pasture/hay stand. although... depending on wintering conditions.... it may all be for naught. Is the seed you are using grown in a harsher winter environment?. From the sounds of it..... you planted orchard grass.... good choice, I hope it survives the winter .a better choice may be a fescue/orchard blend Time will tell what results.

@I_Am_Michael 5 лет назад

these how to videos you are doing lately are some of your best. I really like them. but that is just my opinion.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

LOL, I don't know I'd call them "How To" unless you mean "How to Learn from your mistakes", lol

@kennymysak2079 5 лет назад

Should have a nice thick cover in no time know all you need is a nice shot of rain to help it along might be heavy seeding but it will be fine it's a spendy ops it can happen to anyone. Keep up the great videos. We either used a what your using or the old fashioned broadcast spreader.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

yeah, I'm hoping there's enough fertilizer down to keep the seedlings happy . . .

@kennymysak2079 5 лет назад

@@This1LifeWeLive you could always give a shot of ag lime to help it out it won't hurt anything

@logansherrick2986 5 лет назад

What music is in the intro I really like it?

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Hookie with a Sloane :)

@gordbaker896 5 лет назад

I was hoping you would have stopped after one pass to check seed quantity. It is not wasted, so don't feel bad. Sorry it went that way but as long as you carefully overlapped it should be a prize crop. Shorty needs a haircut!!!!!

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

I agree, it's not wasted. I am a bit concerned that seedlings might be fighting for that fertilizer I put down, but hey, this field last year would NOT grow at all, so I guess it' better to be overkill this round, lol!

@danonotinthelionsden 5 лет назад

Ya know, Jesus was on boat once...there was a storm. Then it was calmed. I guess what I'm getting into is that,.. sometimes you just throw the nets, expecting many and there's minimal. Sometimes you throw the nets expecting none, and there are many. Sometimes, just shhhhhh, just cast. And yeah 👍🏻👏🏻✌🏻😎

@WholesomeRoots 5 лет назад

Sorry you lost so much seed! I hope it grows well!

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Oh it's growing for SURE! Now Erik is wishing we'd planted ALL the fields at that rate, lol!

@stevenwalls7215 5 лет назад

When did u tag the big dully with the channel name it looks good

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

We added the channel name this spring :)

@brandonthomas1298 5 лет назад

Have y’all ever thought about getting a quick hitch for you 3point lift. They are a great time saver when attaching equipment

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Yes, Erik threatened to with the John Deere . . . that's why he sold it because he had to buy ALL JD specific attachments for a quick hitch . . .

@brandonthomas1298 5 лет назад

WTFarm Girl you should be able to shop online shoup or tractor supply and find a decent quick hitch for a pretty reasonable price

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

yes, that's what Erik wanted to do :)

@Machi74005 5 лет назад

@@This1LifeWeLive Rural King has them for $89, but you need something for large Cat II system. I am sure it would be pricier.

@niterider5327 5 лет назад

invest in a quick hitch !! save lots of time

@bumpadoesthings 5 лет назад

In a few weeks folks up here in Canada will be planting another type of grass. Legal happy smoke for some. Not something I enjoy. Myself I will be mowing under some of the blueberry plants. Rotate mowing areas.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

You're mowing under blueberry plants??

@bumpadoesthings 5 лет назад

Every 2nd or 3rd year after picking. Mow them quite close to the ground. The next year is a grow year. The bushes grow from the roots (Rhizomes). Basically half of your crop is in a grow year and the other half is harvest and mow. I will be posing a video next week after it is done.

@bumpadoesthings 5 лет назад

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@jrice1091 5 лет назад

That should feel like walking on a plush carpet

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

LOL, I might just decide to take a nap on it ;D

@kenthibodeau7845 5 лет назад

Why are you not growing your own seed?

@valleyviewacres9120 5 лет назад

Well......., bright side you ought to have a good catch..........,

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Hope so!

@valleyviewacres9120 5 лет назад

It happens to us all I was doing some cover crops this spring and I was shooting for 10 pounds/acre Closest I got?? Bout 15......,*sighs*

@michaelowen1750 5 лет назад

My buddy has a 10 ft Brillion.. and a Tye grass drill...

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Does he like the Brillion?

@michaelowen1750 5 лет назад

Hes had it 25 years....I guess he does... but soil has to be just right.. but its real sandy down near Williamsburg.. and he's just now overseeding down there...

@j.b.maxwell8695 5 лет назад

Ok that’s good then

@kevinkozisek3903 5 лет назад

No worries. Shit happens. I made a ton of mistakes. It will work out fine.

@ingramj777 5 лет назад

🤙🤙

@roymoon1 5 лет назад

Two questions. 1. You spent $400 for seed and more for fertilizer. What do you think the retail value of all bales will be? 2. When are you two going to get married ? It would make a heck of a youtube event.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

So here's the cost breakdown: seed + fertilizer on the HEAVILY seeded field was $250 per acre. Everything else was $150 per acre. Payout per acre will be approx. $581 per acre selling a 60lb bale at $7 and getting roughly 83 bales per year off each acre :)

@johnwarren-649 5 лет назад

WTFarm Girl are taken fuel an man hours out an equipment maintenance out or is this your gross numbers? I'm thinking your cutting yourself short on bale numbers

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

yes they do :)

@dejanira2 5 лет назад

LOL "The Dead Zone" is a great book by Stephen King.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Ahh, sounds like good breakfast reading!

@kylebuchmann8585 5 лет назад

WTFARMGIRL 😉👍 video

@travmit15 5 лет назад

I totally watched this video when you still had 19k subs. Then I see the one about wash week and see this is the 20k vid. You got me all messed up but I'll definitely share your videos. And I'm sad the comment number is so low. HOWEVER I NEED ME SOME WTF GIRL SWAG

@jessestidam6676 5 лет назад

More seed = more grass I plant most of my grass/oats at 60 pound per acre

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

holy cow, lol!

@ap8409 5 лет назад

Have you thought about permanently mounting a camera in the tractor? Seems hard and possibly dangerous to hold it while operating equipment. Wouldn’t want anyone to get hurt.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

I did in a few of the shots have a suction cup mount on the front window. But yes it would be beneficial to have mounts in various places for sure ;D

@dennis4251 5 лет назад

Maybe it's just me, but you need to slow down and let camera focus when looking at ground. Still good vid.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

This is correct. I had JUST gotten my camera back from the repair shop (new camera) and had to get used to the way it records . This brand is notorious for being slow to focus, but making thngs worse, I didn't have the mini tripod on it which helps keep the shake out of it when walking, lol

@bradmorgan1234 5 лет назад

At 50lbs/ac you could have sewed it with a leaf blower and something should come up! Lol

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

LOL, I know it!

@claydog6422 5 лет назад

Clean those tractor windows so we can see . =)

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

next video :D

@jcamp7377 5 лет назад

Think it’s time for a tractor wash :-)

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Next video :)

@rdekort9273 5 лет назад

That seeder looks more for reseding than for seeding in dirt 🤔

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

It does both depending on how you have the from tillers set-up :)

@markgamble8377 5 лет назад

Maybe choke out the weeds.Clay holds grass long time. Ya gotta do clay when it ready.not when ur ready. Looking good

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Thankfully that was our only heavy clay spot :)

@alyork8882 5 лет назад

Oops. Live and learn. We all make mistakes.

@smoothbore4377 5 лет назад

Life's hard, ... it's even harder when you make careless mistakes.

@jaylincoombs8006 5 лет назад

Wash that tractor and windows. Clean machine is well taken care of machine.

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

She got it soon as I was done :)

@tonyburelle6633 5 лет назад

You should have gone with your first instincts, you should trust your judgement more, whether that would fly with your partner

@QQTrick1QQ 5 лет назад

:-)

@jeffreywest4108 5 лет назад

Sam please wash the tractor

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

coming up!

@j.b.maxwell8695 5 лет назад

I think it would be safer if you left Eric inside sometimes

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

This one was honestly not his fault, he called the manufacturer and put it at the setting recommended. Last year we did do the calibration by hand, but Erik thought it would be more accurate to ask the Manufacturer . . . .

@williamkeehn3637 5 лет назад

You can look at this way you shouldn't have to reseed again lol

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

And at least it WILL grow, lol!

@mikethibault2909 5 лет назад

Farm Girl you look tired

@9983sp 5 лет назад

Y'all try to be to hi-tech with everything.garming is not rocket science.

@phillipmartin5760 5 лет назад

Actually I couldn't disagree with you more. Land prepare for seed grow is vital no matter what you plant in any state. This is new ground lots of love and care goes into it before you sow. If you want to move to Texas and pay $100 dollars for one roll of hay be my guest. Up there where she is at its like $7 dollars a bale. So yeah I think farming is more than rocket science , because if they don't produce your grocery store bill will be the only thing that rockets. Price and Demand...

@jensemilbk8030 5 лет назад

You Cant drive

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Correct, I have only driven this a handful of times so I am still learning for sure!

@lonniemorgan160 4 года назад

wash your windows please

@SlipShodBob 5 лет назад

I am glad I'm not the only one to cockup the settings first field with the new drill I set it too lean

@This1LifeWeLive 5 лет назад

Well it wasn't his fault, he called the manufacturer and they told him the wrong settings :P

@SlipShodBob 5 лет назад

@@This1LifeWeLive I followed the directions for calibrating it and testing it but should have trusted the graph that stated it was for guidance only and no dead accurate and gone with that as it was more accurate than i