how many passes with disk plow? vigin land.

[hotnoob]

so... got a disc plow ("harrow" type), making a small 1 acre field for growing food / veggies.
thick grass field, never been plowed / virgin soil.

really don't have much idea on how to use, but it's free for me.
i'm not familiar with the concepts of the disk plow. it cuts up the soil but doesn't flip it. (mostly flips it onto its side, or just cuts stuff, or flips a giant chunk over)

the next attachment i have is a small disk tiller. went with this because low maintenance, and lots of large rocks in the area.

so, what would be the general procedure? i can't find any good info online :S

1-2 passes? i'm not sure what the end goal should look like.
let sit for how long?
the sod is so thick, that got stuck 2-3 times and broke two pins lol.

then go over it with with disk tiller (light disk harrow), let sit, repeat X number of times? or until everything is dead?

 

[BigG]

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...oduct-_-2128260&gclid=CjwKCAjwkun1BRAIEiwA2mJ

Is this what you have to work with?

To start with mow the grass as short as you can. This will allow you to chop up the sod quicker. If you could get a turn plow to use it would make this task a lot easier. If you can not get a plow then disk it several times going, as I believe it is Jay says, north - south and then east - west. Break the clumps up as best you can. You may need to place a heavy object on the disk to get them to bite. Wait a few days until the grass starts to die and then repeat the disking. If you have a way to rake the grass out that would help. Your first year of garden will not be the best due to the weeds that you will end up fighting but it will improve every years as you work the soil.

Disk it until the soil begins to break up into dime sized pieces. This will allow you to plant almost everything.

This is a good idea of what to do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3svNtI4J1Q

The drag will help a great deal.

Hope this helps.

 

[hotnoob]

a smaller version of this:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/disk-plow

 

[hotnoob]

i guess
" Your first year of garden will not be the best due to the weeds that you will end up fighting but it will improve every years as you work the soil."

kinda tells me what to expect.
i plan on putting plastic over part of the field, to kill weeds.

 

[BAP]

a smaller version of this:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/disk-plow

If you have a smaller version of that you basically have a disc harrow. A disc plow will actually roll the soil over similar to a moldboard plow. What you will need to do is to go over and over the ground until it is chopped up. Each time you go over it, try to go at a different angle than the time before, that will help chop the sod up better. This will take time over several days or even weeks.

 

[Tx Jim]

A disk harrow especially a lighter weight version is designed to help break up clods on plowed soil not actually primary tillage. Number of trips with light weight disk harrow will be determined by soil type,amount of weight added to disk harrow plus degree of angle of disk. I think for decent seed bed one will need many trips across plot for decent seedbed.

 

[SDT]

a smaller version of this:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/disk-plow

That is not a disc plow but rather a disc harrow.

Ideally, you would plow your ground with either a moldboard or disc plow before finishing with a disc harrow.

You can probably work up your soil with your disc harrow if it is heavy enough but it will take multiple passes.

SDT

 

[SidecarFlip]

That is not a disc plow but rather a disc harrow.

Ideally, you would plow your ground with either a moldboard or disc plow before finishing with a disc harrow.

You can probably work up your soil with your disc harrow if it is heavy enough but it will take multiple passes.

SDT

Multiple passes with the angle of the disc's set very aggressively (if they are adjustable that is) and if you can add extra weight on top of it.

 

[BigG]

Instead of using plastic use newspaper or cardboard to control your weeds and just disk them into the garden in the fall.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Instead of using plastic use newspaper or cardboard to control your weeds and just disk them into the garden in the fall.

+1.. I plant my root crops on straw bales.

 

[hotnoob]

ooo kay, so, i'll just go over it a ton of times until its usable.

 

[Creature Meadow]

Is the grass/weeds green or still brown? If brown and you can burn it disk perimeter then burn the middle.

if still green you could spray it to kill the weeds/grass then burn it. Fire is a great tool when used correctly.

Fire not an option then as said mow in low as possible right to the ground. If you have a blower blow litter away then start the process of disking.

Get a soil sample so you can see how much lime you will need to add. Soil ph not right will prevent your plants from taking in nutrients they need to thrive. it will take the lime 6 months to a year to change your ph.

I test my soil every 2 years in the early spring apply lime as needed to see the effects by my fall planting.

A subsoiler is not that expensive and are great for breaking up the ground below where the disk can reach. Allows oxygen to get into the ground and prevents water run off. Not really required if you plan to make raised rows for planting as I do but I still subsoil twice a year.

Good luck and post pics so we can better see what you see if possible.

Jay