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 12-21-2016, 08:18 Post: 24871
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I am interested in preparing a 1-acre field for planting wildflowers. It has never been plowed. What hp/weight compact tractor would be good for plowing and tilling this field? The work doesn't need to be done quickly. I have been looking at a JD4400 and NHTC35D. Can I go smaller? (I would also like to use the tractor for 60" belly mowing.) Also, what kind/size of plow and tiller would be recommended?






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 12-22-2016, 08:50 Post: 25156
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Ted - Could you please explain more about burning a field of grass? (I am in East TN.) How dry does it need to be? Do you use accelerants? How do you keep it in the exact area you wish to burn without spreading? What is "salt marsh hay"? Is this something you plant, or something you buy and spread? Thanks for your help! - Steve






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 12-28-2016, 16:58 Post: 26058
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Thanks for all the suggestions and just wanted to let everyone know how I'm doing on the wildflower project. First, the field (East TN) was burned with the help of a local resident who had burned before. Then I rented a Kubota L3600 (35 hp 4WD gear-driven) and double 14" bottom plow and plowed about 1/2 acre. This was pasture land and as far as I know had never been plowed. Luckily, there were very few rocks. The dirt looked so good I rented a 4' tiller later the same day and tilled the 1/2 acre once. Then I broadcast spread about 2 lbs. of red poppy seed (mixed with sand) and rolled it with a water-filled 600 lb. yard roller. That was yesterday, and it is raining today, so mother nature is helping! Hope I'll have a field of flowers in a month or two to report on.






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