How To Plant Mustard Seed

Spudm · Aug 18, 2015

I want to plant Mustard seed as a cover crop in a field. Since the seed is so small, what is the best way to seed it using a tractor? Can I mix it with cereal rye grass in a seeder?

Hobo,NC · Aug 18, 2015

I have planted a bunch mix'N it with sand,,, sand is cheap around here... In this post he used a bottle soooo I emptied out a old bottle of seasoning salt and gave it a shot it worked...

http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1234098&highlight=turnip

Traditional Farmer · Aug 18, 2015

I have a Herd seeder it'll plant things like mustard,turnips,Crimson Clover etc.I'm curious as to why you picked mustard as a cover crop?

Spudm · Aug 18, 2015

Great question! Mustard controls Nematodes in the soil.

Spudm · Aug 18, 2015

White Mustard cover crop seeds are a useful cover crop in vineyards, annual crop rotations, and home gardens as a winter cover. White mustard suppresses soil borne diseases including verticillium in potato, common root rot, and soil nematodes. It does a lot of other things too. Read up on it sometime.....

wilson ind · Aug 18, 2015

Thanks for the information. Will it also kill plain earthworms? I would like to keep the worms alive in raised bed.

jm. · Aug 18, 2015

Like TF said a hand held seeder is best. I have a little plastic one hand SCOTTS that is on ever shelf a Lowes. Does good job. Man really has to pay attention to get the spread right. Those seed are so small. We plant food plots this time of year and turnips and greens are a big part of the program.

mazemeister · Aug 18, 2015

i've had excellent results with a brillion grass seeder, the kind with grain drill style fluted feed, not the kind with the bristle brushes.

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