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5 year old buck +
I am a new member who is looking forward to learning much. Last year I cleared 8 acres of old cropland that was overgrown with red cedars. The stumps were cut at "ground level." I am doing a late winter burn, hitting the early growth with Glyphosate, then planting with a nesting and pollinator blend under a USDA contract. The contract allows either broadcast or drilling of the seed. I am considering renting a small box drill (have to go 80 miles to pick it up) or purchasing a no-till drill (such as a SAYA) as the contract requires annual reseeding for 5 years and I am hoping to use this time to build up the soil. While I have the drill, I'll do 3 or 4 acres of food plots
1) Will the drill work over these ground level stumps? Most are 10"-24".
2) How effective are no-till drills with seed blends. The groups nesting blend is Yarrow, Common Milkweed, White Wild Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo, Partridge Pea, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Plains Coreopsis, White Prairie Clover, Purple Prairie Clover, Pale-purple Coneflower, Rattlesnake Master, Narrowleaf gumweed, Ashy Sunflower, Oxeye Sunflower, Roundheaded Bushclover, Prairie Blazing Star,, Seedbox, Wild Bergamot, Common evening primrose, Rigid Goldenrod, Wild Quinine, Foxglove Beardtongue, Slender Mountain Mint, Hairy Mountain Mint, Gray-headed Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Sweet Coneflower, Gray Goldenrod, Blue Vervain. The pollinator mix is similar.
1) Will the drill work over these ground level stumps? Most are 10"-24".
2) How effective are no-till drills with seed blends. The groups nesting blend is Yarrow, Common Milkweed, White Wild Indigo, Blue Wild Indigo, Partridge Pea, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Plains Coreopsis, White Prairie Clover, Purple Prairie Clover, Pale-purple Coneflower, Rattlesnake Master, Narrowleaf gumweed, Ashy Sunflower, Oxeye Sunflower, Roundheaded Bushclover, Prairie Blazing Star,, Seedbox, Wild Bergamot, Common evening primrose, Rigid Goldenrod, Wild Quinine, Foxglove Beardtongue, Slender Mountain Mint, Hairy Mountain Mint, Gray-headed Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Sweet Coneflower, Gray Goldenrod, Blue Vervain. The pollinator mix is similar.