You were right. This even gonna work? | No-Till Drilling Sunflowers for Doves

Join us as we rent a No-Till drill from the Co-op and use it for the first time drilling sunflowers. We discuss the machine, how we calibrated it and how we think it performed, come along! Success or failure, lets find out!

[@gwenbrodd6564]

Klondike bar 😂😂😂😂 Love you Thomas! Great job! Look forward to seeing the sunflowers 🌻🌻🌻 They will be beautiful as always.

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

I hope so!

[@redbeardsaga724]

I know it didn't do what you had hoped but your flowers will be in defined rows and I think in the end you will be happy with it. Especially for your post spraying. Keep them coming man. Enjoy seeing your process.

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

I am optimistic! Sunflower herbicide video coming soon. Thanks for all your support, good luck with yours!

[@bvoss628]

Also want to tell you thank you the chemical video on last years sunflowers. I planted 2.25 acres 4-25-24. I used Me-too-lachlor like you dugested and the fields look fantastic. Nothing but sunflowers are growing. They are at the 4 leaf stage as of Saturday. Hoping for a fantastic do e hunt this labor day weekend

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Great to hear, that's why I do it! Like helping folks out and hearing success stories

[@DLXSKIFFMITCHELL]

Don’t know til you try. Our old 2 row is still going. Had to replace some parts this year. I told you if you ever needed a hand with a planter I could bring ours down. It’s not perfect but does pretty good.

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Row planter is officially on the list! I just cant spend a fortune right now, me has no monies

[@DLXSKIFFMITCHELL]

@@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors let me know when you decide. We have a guy that puts them together close to us. A buddy just got one a couple weeks ago. It’s an allis chalmers 2 row. Same as mine.

[@keithkinsey5593]

Great videos. Me and you use almost the same equipment. My field was so wet I disked, broadcast planted and sprayed preemergent all on Saturday. Too wet for my old 2 row planter. Did 3 acres. Spent 6 hours on the tractor. I think my body is still shaking.

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Im with ya! I spent all weekend at the farm doing this and helping dad mow/weedeat. Back is not happy. Hopefully yours do well, post photos if they do!

[@jaybird1970]

Don't count it out yet.still got time to broadcast with spreader if you have to.

[@bvoss628]

The Tru Ax drills are more specialized for warm season grasses. The disc openers ha e a depth band on them to only cut about a 1/2 deep. Warm season grasses get planted 1/8 in deep. If your coop has a smaller great plains drill it may work better for you.

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

That is what I was realizing, I think in a perfect flat field with tilled soil, it might do a little better. Curious how these fields look in a few weeks

[@bjacobs17]

You can pick up a nice 2 row no till for around $2,500. Once you use one, you’ll never use anything else

[@infopimp]

Where?

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Used, right? New are $4k from Pequea and others. I will keep looking for a used deal

[@bjacobs17]

@@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors yes that’s used. Most of the time you can find one that’s been gone through and repainted with new parts for that.

[@tylergeisler6376]

I use a John deer 7000 2 row no till works good.

[@bjacobs17]

Same

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

If I get one, I want a 2 row for sure. Speed things up a bit

[@eddiekepper]

You can push the agitator in to center then use cardboard to close seed box holes off

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Not sure I am following? I tried taping too but worried the seed catch would eat it

[@cervus-venator]

I sure hope yours does well. I'm worried about mine. I'll have a row that is popping up all the way across the field, but then the next couple of rows I don't see anything. I have no idea what is going on. It makes me think some went too deep, but I have no idea why. I also worked hard today setting up my 3D Deer fence. Heading back out in the morning to finish that and to plant an acre in Dove Proso Millet.

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Really hope is works out for you ! Pretty stressful hobby for something that doesnt make us any money lol

[@cervus-venator]

@@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors I've been stressing since May the 1st. I think I've just come to the realization that it is, what it is. I've spent the past two days working on getting the Dove Proso Millet in as well as the 3D electric fence. I'll finish the fence after this rain moves through. Three days of rain coming in starting tomorrow.

[@josephbrown8288]

Lightly disk after you throw out the seed

[@Kudubama]

10lbs in your field? How large is it?

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Little over half acre. That is over seeding rate but I have learned in a 6-7 years I have been doing this that between rabbits, deer and nature, half of my seed/plants get eaten, even with a fence. With the drill this year, a lot of seed was clustered on the surface, so I bet only half was actually in the dirt.

[@unodostres9014]

Could you run this machine woth your truck? Don't have a tractor or atv at the moment

[@Yellowlab247_NC_Outdoors]

Great question! You can not, you need hydraulic ports to raise and lower the machine. You tow it with your truck to the field, but then you need a tractor or machine with 2 hydraulic hoses to raise and lower