I did this purely out of “fun” & “experimenting”. I know vid isn’t super detailed but the dirt was disturbed almost zero. I’d say it had less cutting or impact than even a no till drill. Which a drill is ideal but obviously cuts the soil a lil to get seed in.
Ya- I nuked it with 2-3 qts Gly, some ams & I think 25-ish oz of one type of low vol 2,4-d. Gave it about 5 or so days.... spread the seed with bag seeder..... 5-6 lbs radish & 3-3.5 lbs purple top turnips. When drill, I probably reduce rate by 25-30%. Having maximum fertility sure provides a lot more forgiveness if u over or under seed it a little bit.
Drove over with cultimulcher. Which is simply a cultipacker with 2 rows of rollers. Then, in center it has kinda like a harrow tine that scratches top & does pull off a little extra residue if it’s overloaded. That’s the key with this method. I did it in one other plot that had “too much trash” & u needed a drill or this cultimulcher..... the tines grabbed the extra junk when it was “way too much”. Raised up at end of plot & left the extra clumps of trash on side.
Bottom line: this method worked & accomplished goal we all want.... Clearly seeing a solution to extra thatch & garbage (which we manage with: drill, disc, tiller, Fire, crimping, etc). Then it got the ground where u could kinda “see the soil” & know the little seed was firmly pressed against it & not sitting in limbo & had space to grow through. I like this method because it still left a good bit of thatch on top for moisture & soil health, etc. I would call this “no till”. I did not tear the dirt up basically at all. There’s natural mulch but not too much where it’s an issue. It was: SPRAY, SPREAD, RUN OVER (couple times on nasty thatch plot) & walk away. With clover burnt: no added N & I also had almost ZERO WEEDS. *if look close- u can see a few “bare spots”. Maybe where thatch was touch too thick- who knows. If im fussy (which usually I am) - id drop a little more seed in those bare spots. This year- I’m gonna just call that “done”
*cultipackers or mulchers are hard to find. Old!! Some are made new & at that point- maybe look into used drill. I still like a drill if folks take time to get seed rate & DEPTH correct on brassicas. & they can afford. IMO - a mild compromise would be a VERY LIGHT disc, just enough to break up trash & just touch into soil + packer, roller, harrow, whatever after that. Lot of options but: less tillage will have a gazillion benefits. Hope that helps. Good luck.
