Great illustration and explanation again for no till planting. I'm in my 3rd year of doing it in south Alabama, and still can't believe the number of hunters I know that don't "get it". Not only is it all you described and stated, it's less work and money and time on the tractor. Keep preaching!
I been doing notill for 4-5 season, I found drilling in a cover crop such as sorghum in late spring and by late summer drill right Thur the sorghum every other row with my fall bend makes the best food plots in pressured areas because you are providing a standing cover crop for them to feed in, bucks are encouraged to come into such area in day lite time.
Grant and Team, Thanks for producing another great educational video yet again! Thanks for filling all the voids (there are many:)) in my continuing education about use of the no-till drill and utilizing blends. You answered a question I had for many years - namely, if one uses blends with all different sizes of seeds, how deep should the blend be planted? Your explanation makes perfect sense! I was wondering why I wasn’t getting good germination from the blends (Green Cover seeds) I was planting - it was likely that I was planting to deeply (based on the larger seeds in the blend) and perhaps driving too fast. I’m going to plant my fall blend at 1/2 in, drive more slowly, and see how things work out this fall! Thank you again.
Amen! The good Lord created the best techniques. Man has offered short cuts but choose carefully as with life. The easy way is not always the best. Thank you Doc for all your teachings.
Ive always told people who built new houses, to purchase a couple dozen worms from a baitshop. Then distribute them on a rainy nite on the yard. Itll help their lawn, building a house, kills most of the critters in the ground around the house.
Have you ever tried or considered adding earthworms that you purchase to jumpstart the earthworm community in your food plots? I have no evidence of having any earthworms and I just started going to the no-till system
The tillage proponents say “ I gotta put oxygen in the root zone” oh dear. Drive thru Illinois in about 2.5 months, it’ll be Black Friday all week. Rich Land, Poor Country, as Aldo said.
I have been using a no-till drill for my food plots without any disking. I believe I set my depth properly, but a problem I have is seeds getting planted at different depths. I assume this is due to my drill going over uneven terrain. I am tempted to lightly disk, and possibly also cultipack, my fields prior to planting to help level my ground and, therefore, achieve more consistent planting depth using my no-till drill. Is there a better solution to this problem? Thank you!
It will be best if you don't disk and/or cultipack. May I ask how fast the tractor is going? Uneven ground may be part of the issue, but I find many folks driving so fast that the drill is bouncing.
@@GrowingDeerTV I usually plant at 3 or 4 mph. I took note that you plant at 1.5 to 2 mph. I will try that. I can see where that would help in terms of reducing or eliminating the drill bouncing. However, if uneven ground is the problem, it appears I need a solution for that as well. Thank you!
Unfortunately they are so expensive most people simply cannot afford one. Pretty much the same for a crimper as well. I most certainly would like to both pieces of equipment.
Fortunately, the NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service) rents no till drills for a very low price. Most offices have drills and there's an office in most counties. Check them out!
