Trying to Improve our Hay Fields and Pastures by Frost Seeding Custom Seed Mix.

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Жыл бұрын

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@Mr.frag-out Жыл бұрын

Evan, sometimes in my experiance it's fruitless to mix seed because I've found the smaller heavier seeds tend to work their way to the bottom of the spreader as using it. Then they tend to get spread separately anyhow

@dannygavin5860 3 ай бұрын

I'm watching Tyler farmer ranch all time since you suggested it lol

@csnanny1882 Жыл бұрын

A farmers job is never done, God bless you

@donbennington677 Жыл бұрын

I spent years spreading hundreds of tons of fertilizer by a similar method. I had a note book with various aperture settings and corresponding speeds to fit differing conditions and it worked well. GRASS however was always different. It was iffy to put all the seed in the hopper, you need some in case of? Half rate and going over it twice is the best option. All in all,,,Good job

@corydriver7634 Жыл бұрын

Another technique to get an even spread is to dial it back to half the rate and make a second pass at 90 degrees to the first. Doesn’t make sense on large plots but on a field this size it should work well. I’ll be interested to see how this field shapes up after another year. Good luck.

@farmertylerranch4399 Жыл бұрын

You ought to have really good coverage now! And they were white lunch bags

@bay9876 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Seeding the fields is as earthy as you can get.

@joerodrigues3816 Жыл бұрын

So happy you are back mate all the best to you and your wife and family mate

@timholmes8346 Жыл бұрын

Evan why don't you plant Triticale wheat in that corn field. I planted 40 acres of broke ground next to 120 acres of pasture. It worked great 20 cow calves pair grazed it over the winter. Then in the spring June harvested it at 30 bushel to the acre at 1,200 bushel at $4.30 a bushel. Worked great.

@wileycoyotesr8623 Жыл бұрын

Sure hope the seeding takes hold. No worries about the spill. Happens to the best of us.

@Dan-qy1rg Жыл бұрын

It's been a while since we've done some seeding on our farm, probably due, overdue! It's a little bit of an art around here on the seeding and when I fertilize, usually overlap too much. I enjoyed watching, thanks and have a fantastic Friday and weekend ahead.

@olddawgdreaming5715 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing with us Evan, sure hope this seeding works better for you this year. You folks stay safe and keep up the great videos and the fun you all have around there. Fred.

@johnsadler8637 Жыл бұрын

Hey Fred!

@luketippey8664 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!!

@ivankillins8407 Жыл бұрын

very nice job

@drknockers5716 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@DPW55 Жыл бұрын

Your doing fine ,well done ,please keep videos coming nice to see the farm progress,

@harveystephens6115 Жыл бұрын

Nice job

@TonysTractorAdventure Жыл бұрын

Good video!

@markpriddy1 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed video

@darylmorse7337 Жыл бұрын

Seeing the previous tire marks on the field, I'm like, that's where the chain came off twice. Lol

@joeanonemouse Жыл бұрын

Good video. Thank you Evan.

@arrowjmfarms Жыл бұрын

Great job Evan, I just did some spreading myself a few weeks ago. Little bit different climate here so I just spread some ryegrass to hopefully help out on spring grazing.

@bevnelson3678 Жыл бұрын

Awesome should be good this year.

@patblaney3895 Жыл бұрын

Nice one Evan

@bohammarberg4072 Жыл бұрын

Good morning!🌹🌹🌹

@TheBeerbelly007 Жыл бұрын

good stuff Evan :)

@Iamkcs2c Жыл бұрын

I had a question ... And at 10:08 you answered it. Awesome 😎

@sunnyday5621 Жыл бұрын

That brought back memories. My Dad insisted that we cross seed, go one way and then 90 degrees, across the seeding. As a teenager, it seemed like nonsense additional work. His hay fields and pastures always produced evenly. Dang it. I couldn't come up with a good argument against the cross seeding. Your video made me smile, remembering my Dad.

@gregj2647 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could even think about seeding. Here in east central Minnesota, we have about 30” of snow on the ground.

@buckwatts1351 Жыл бұрын

You should have used a no till drill last fall.

@billgolcher2537 Жыл бұрын

Great job nice having that seeder

@PoteauCowboy Жыл бұрын

Great Work Evan... Your experience is showing up in your work.

@shaynedavisartanddesign Жыл бұрын

Been watching your channel for years now - at least two maybe three years. So I've been watching your progress and learning cycles. I dream of owning a farm, until that happens, I'm grateful for being able to live it from your eyes and kind of pre learn my lessons through you. I watch similar channels to yours, but your work ethic and unwillingness to give up (that tractor project is beyond my comprehension of taking on...your brave!). Point is, love your channel, so glad Rebecca is showing up more.

@edsecorr7812 Жыл бұрын

Very good great job looking great love your videos thank you

@hiddenvalleyfarmstead Жыл бұрын

Really love what you're doing to the place! The vision and details are AWESOME! Great explanations as well! I've got a LONG way to go! 😂😂

@outdoorstudios2022 10 ай бұрын

Hello Evan and Rebecca

@kennethlowe6337 Жыл бұрын

Here comes the birds Evan.

@teenagefarmer Жыл бұрын

Awesome work, hope it will do well, I thought Tyler's idea with the Post was pretty good to. Thanks for sharing

@davidkraft3690 Жыл бұрын

Spring is Just around the corner!

@maddog2771 Жыл бұрын

You could pick up an old grain drill cheap and run grass seed through that

@matthewkahn3480 11 ай бұрын

White Lyme is the best for the fields !

@carolspronk8401 Жыл бұрын

You are a hoot

@mariesheppard3750 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed another video , I sure do miss driving a tractor any more

@philipblass6544 Жыл бұрын

Put the mixer on a tarp next time. easy way to recover from minor ooops!

@petrusvandermerwe-ln7vs Жыл бұрын

@frrapp2366 Жыл бұрын

Another trick for spacing i call poor mans gps take a couple of pieces of tape and put it on your window after the first pass and after you get the spacing on your 2nd pass put the tape where it covers your tire tracks through the window not perfect but over a large field!! i have even wiped a streak of spit on the window ! lol ! good luck

@EC4400 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, Evan. Can't wait to see the pastures all nice and green. Springtime is just around the corner.

@johnmushko7555 Жыл бұрын

The birds will enjoy that seed. 😊

@jpeel2066 Жыл бұрын

Great video. We have a different climate here and so after we have spread the seed we have to go over it with a set of grass harrows to work it in. Then go over it with a roller. Thanks for showing us how you do it. All the best 🇬🇧.

@redcardinalkitchen Жыл бұрын

This was a fun video, watching how things are done. We see the machines all the time, not much in action. We are still connected. Thank you. Sonja and Christopher

@joebowser6220 Жыл бұрын

You should do some more work with the old fashioned tractors I really like them it reminds me of my uncles farm so much

@levesquejp4964 Жыл бұрын

At 2:40 recpgnize our good old evans 🤪

@O.KFarmToysdeutzallis6275 Жыл бұрын

you might need to cultipack that seed in

@LFfire1597 Жыл бұрын

CVA time

@tjt1992 Жыл бұрын

Frost seeding works great, I frost seed my switch grass in late October and I get great results, also I have frost seeded clover and chicory will great results .

@jamesmorrison1884 Жыл бұрын

Hope it works Evan have a great day.

@ninjanana1272 Жыл бұрын

❤👍

@tonycosta3302 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried any of the GPS farming apps for your phone. They help track you around your fields.

@dalewallace3812 Жыл бұрын

I kick myself for not buying a spreader like that at rural king in Terre Haute it had faded paint and looked rough but functioned perfectly for 75 dollars but I wasn’t in my truck at the time I should have bought it then drove over and picked it up later that day

@patrickwiklund2039 Жыл бұрын

👍

@stefflus08 Жыл бұрын

Is there really hope of germinating seeds in an established field? I would've thunk one would have to scratch up the surface a bit with a harrow at least?

@andyrobinson339 Жыл бұрын

Are you going to seed the bigger hay field?

@skrtskit1521 Жыл бұрын

💖🎶

@nrao8977 Жыл бұрын

Don't birds get to the seeds before they even sprout?

@TimmyMoza Жыл бұрын

Good vid. Im already too late first week of March here in NC as we are getting grass growing, trees budding and blossoming and even daffodils already up and flowering… odd winter for us this year with zero snow….Also skipped weed kill last year due to astronomical costs so in line for that with high pressure weeds in pasture this spring already… will address that first then after seed once thats managed…

@cajunnathan4586 Жыл бұрын

Our hay fields were Bahia and didn't have to replant the hay fields annually. We would top (brushhog)the bahia in the spring then fertilize and get 3-cuttings to bail.

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 Жыл бұрын

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@jefffirefighter12106 Жыл бұрын

How many acres is the first field you spread on?

@daleficklin1607 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had great success with frost seeding clovers but very little with over seeding grass. No-till drill would have been the ticket.

@quienvive675 Жыл бұрын

🐶👍

@waderue Жыл бұрын

well I guess Arms Family Homestead they buying a drill to drill some grass seed for his fields but he got more then you do I think

@thomasarnold2465 Жыл бұрын

Hello Need to wear safety glasses an a mask mixing seed

@keithrobinson1331 Жыл бұрын

Good idea how many hrs do you have on the TYM tractor now?

@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын

Around 260 hours

@terrycastor8299 Жыл бұрын

Surely easier than walking and hand cranking a seeder like my Dad did. He was really good at applying seed that way though. I have never been able to establish a good rthymn to do it by hand.

@exploringtheoutdoors9476 Жыл бұрын

Does your dad have a farm as well?

@Flowing23 Жыл бұрын

It will be very interesting to see how this turns out. The broadcast spreader is typically more accessible to people versus the drill. Would you have considered adding a little nitrogen in with the grass seed to give it the first boost. Good luck.

@mouglue9040 Жыл бұрын

How much did you spend on Seed?

@jimbo16720 Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking 25ft is 12.5ft to each side of the spreader.

@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is how I calculated it.

@WTFarmGirl Жыл бұрын

Is this over existing hay grass? I wanted to do that this fall but my grass seed wasn't available to purchase ... bad year for seed 😥. Be interesting to see how this grows 😄

@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын

Quality seed isn't cheep. I will keep my fingers crossed.

@oleasheim Жыл бұрын

Nitrogen would also help on the yield. U got the spreader for it to🤩

@cajunnathan4586 Жыл бұрын

If you make a platform to put the mixer on, raising it higher than the trash can it would be easier to mix feed then pour into the galv trash can

@KoreanFarM-bj9cx Жыл бұрын

it is Korean tractor . TYM

@robertwilson9097 Жыл бұрын

Front tire looks low

@lawrencelipon8673 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👌🤞nice job with the multiple runs over the pasture should help the seed to soil contact as well, hopefully you will have a very green April/May Great Job!!!

@rossholmes178 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Australia Evan...another great vid mate! Tell me though...did you do any soil surface preparation prior to seeding?

@philstocks7859 Жыл бұрын

Did you give up on alfalfa? Seed too expensive for too little results?

@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын

Alfalfa always needs reseeded every few years. So I thought grass would be more persistent.

@nalley6815 Жыл бұрын

What did your seed cost this year? I need to drill some orchard grass next month

@truegrit7213 Жыл бұрын

Question >>>can you buy grass seeds mix??????? Just asking

@georgedavidson1221 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Special blend.

@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын

The sell mixes. And some places will make custom mixes.

@jasonbroom7147 Жыл бұрын

Is there any kind of prep work needed before top-seeding in an existing field? I've planted a lot of food plots, and done a fair amount of frost-seeding, but we always do something to expose the surface of the soil at least a little bit, so those tiny seeds can get down to dirt. In my experience, failure to do this turns out to be feeding birds more than anything else.

@DonaldCole_Hampton_Roads Жыл бұрын

Maybe just my preference, but I prefer no music in the b roll parts of the video.

@CountryViewAcres Жыл бұрын

I post the non-music version on facebook.

@johnr3603 Жыл бұрын

Expected germanation %% ?

@gitatit4046 Жыл бұрын

I aways thought that was a good method Farmer Tyler Ranch came up with Evan to keep your tractor on course. I guess you could call it the poor man's GPS system. But it seems to be a good way to keep you from overlapping too much or leaving out spots. Thanks for sharing it.

@dannygoin6552 Жыл бұрын

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@leol1682 Жыл бұрын

Evan like the video but sound is very low .

@ubeenlookingforthis Жыл бұрын

I could use more volume I moved into a room with more noise and your videos are marginally loud enough at full volume I have everything at 100% now What can i do?

@Paul_n_Texas Жыл бұрын

Put the mixer on a platform so that it's higher than the trash can for ease of dumping and less struggling trying to hit the can when dumping the mix. Fewer moving parts makes for easier work.