Implements

[Anonymous-0]

Can you use a box blade with ripper teeth to effectivley rip land to prepare a seed bed?

 

[paul]

Anything is possible, but it would not be my choice.

Depends on what you are starting with, and where you want to end up. If you have sod & want to plant alfalfa hay or a garden, yish. If you have 10 acres or more, yish.

If you have 2 acres of low-weed soybean stubble & want to plant sweet corn, you could get that done. It still wouldn't be my choice, but it could be a go if it's all you had.

--->Paul

 

[Anonymous-0]

What would you recomend? I have about 100 acers in South Texas and I want to plant coastal hay. I have a Ford 4000 Diesel tractor with no implements. The land has some native grass in some areas. Some areas are covered with weeds. I want to used this land to graze my cattle not really to produce hay. And advice would be helpfull.

 

[old]

What you need is a disk. Then just disk the heck out of it real good and if its wet enough to do so safely burn it off first. Then disk the heck out of it and seed it. Now if you could get rid of the box on the box blade the rippers would work also but with the box there it would not work well

 

[James Howell]

Talk with your local AG agent about your plans.

He/She will have some very good recommendations on grass/weed control.

Spray your native grass and weeds to eliminate what you do not want.

Use a disc or disc harrow to turn the soil.

Pack the soil with a cultipacker to prepare a firm seed bed.

Plant/spread the coastal seed.

Pack again to get good seed to soil contact.

Pray for rain.

Take a soil sample to determine the nutrients the soil needs.

Visit with your local AG agent again to discuss the soil sample and get recommendations for fertilizer.

Click the link below and take a look at how we started our hay meadow in the Spring of 2007.

Hope this helps.
Hay Cycle 2007

 

[dcarp]

James Howell has the best plan. Just the same as I did to my pasture in Schulenburg, Tx. Disk is the best plan. Buy, rent, borrow, whatever you have to do. Otherwise you will be working forever. Since you are in South Texas PLEASE do not burn, even after Dolly most of Texas is to dry to even THINK about a burn. Most of the hybrid bermudas can make it with just a little moisture. I used some called TexasTough, worked well for me. BUT none of those are cheap unless you go with the common bermuda which is good but does need a little more moisture to get going good. Good luck to you and as James said pray for rain.