Frost seeding pastures utilizes the power of Mother Nature to plant new seeds across our fields. The weather in February was just about ideal for frost seeding: a couple of inches of fluffy snow (so I could see my tire tracks and have a line to follow for even seed distribution), not too cold (for driver comfort), a gradual thaw without rain ( as the snow slowly melts it carries the seeds down into the soil), followed by a couple of days of freezing and thawing (to cause the soil to heave and move, thereby increasing seed to soil contact). Our frost seeding set-up is quite basic. From left to right and top to bottom: homemade rack that fits on the back of the ATV, wiring to the ATV battery to supply power to the seed spinner, seed spreader on back of ATV, 50# of seed in the hopper, a close up of the seed-the bigger grains are rye and the small round ones are clover, little craters in the snow where the seeds landed.
was just about ideal for frost seeding: a couple of inches of fluffy snow (so I could see my tire tracks and have a line to follow for even seed distribution), not too cold (for driver comfort), a gradual thaw without rain ( as the snow slowly melts it carries the seeds down into the soil), followed by a couple of days of freezing and thawing (to cause the soil to heave and move, thereby increasing seed to soil contact). Our frost seeding set-up is quite basic. From left to right and top to bottom: homemade rack that fits on the back of the ATV, wiring to the ATV battery to supply power to the seed spinner, seed spreader on back of ATV, 50# of seed in the hopper, a close up of the seed-the bigger grains are rye and the small round ones are clover, little craters in the snow where the seeds landed. Below the photos is a video of me spreading the seed in the sheep pasture