Drill seeding is an agricultural process complete with a tractor and a specialized seeding attachment called a drill. The drill utilizes a mechanical mechanism to open a furrow, place the seed in the soil at a certain depth, then cover the seed with wheels or some sort of packing mechanism. The depth of the seed can be regulated as well as the rate of application.
Because drill seeding uses no wood/fiber mulch in the process the cost is generally less. Drill seeding is advantageous on larger areas, more level areas and projects where obtaining adequate water is difficult to hydro-seed exist.
Benefits of Drill Seeding
- Low cost compared to other erosion control treatments.
- Placing the seed in the soil typically leads to better vegetative cover than other techniques due to additional protection from the sun, wind, birds and like conditions that typically inhibit seed germination.
- Vegetation provided by seed in this treatment provides long-term effective control of erosion
