• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Nancy Reading
  • Carla Burke
  • r ranson
  • John F Dean
  • paul wheaton
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • Jay Angler
  • Liv Smith
  • Leigh Tate
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
  • Timothy Norton
gardeners:
  • thomas rubino
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • Maieshe Ljin

no till sunflower for 1 acre, what the heck tool do I use?!

 
Posts: 44
2
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

hey everyone,

I'd like to grow about an acre of sunflowers no-till. I was about to order the JP JANG push seeder but because the ground is not going to to be nice and flat after a tilling I was recommended against using it. https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/seeders/jang-jp-1-push-seeder-7319.html?cgid=seeders#start=1&sz=18   I realize for a smaller scale production their are not many implements available for no-till BUT if anyone has any advice I would love to hear it. I know there is the JAB tool but I am worried that is going to take forever. Any new tools for no-till smaller scale production out there?!   Thanks
 
pollinator
Posts: 2339
Location: Denmark 57N
598
fungi foraging trees cooking food preservation
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
For no till there are no seeders as far as I know on a small scale. you can get tractor sized drills that will do what you want but I don't know how small they go down to. I've seen them at 7ft and there are some made for the third world that are ground driven as well and those are probably smaller.
 
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
If you are using no-till, first clear the land of weeds, tall plants can be cut using scythe and after that smaller grass can be cut using brush cutter. Then you can make small channels using a Homi hoe which has a sharp end, then seeds can be dropped and covered using foot or Homi hoe itself


Regards,
Nandan
 
steward
Posts: 16058
Location: USDA Zone 8a
4272
dog hunting food preservation cooking bee greening the desert
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Dear hubby made one of these:





https://permies.com/t/67032/purity/Time-labor-energy-body-conservation#716369


Or these are available to buy:






https://permies.com/t/71764/planting-tool
 
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you? Give us some privacy tiny ad.
rocket mass heater risers: materials and design eBook
https://permies.com/w/risers-ebook
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic