Broadcast Corn: How to Plant Corn Without a Corn Planter

Want to plant corn in your food plot but don’t have a corn planter to do it? In this video we will show you how to get corn planted with just a broadcast spreader, disc and tractor while still getting just as good results as you would with a corn planter. We want to help you better your food plots on your land, and this is a time effective way in doing so.

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[deriknemke]

To Matt Schwartz, I can't speak for the tiller, but a quack digger/cultivator works great, I hit mine once, then rolled it with a lawn roller. My beans are past my knees and my corn is about 7ft tall. I put it in the weekend after memorial day. This is a great trick! Kudos to the guys at Reed's for sharing.

[DeanFennell-orje]

Thank you for this, I have been prepping ground for corn and beans, and really sweating how to do this most efficiently on my budget, this is my blessing from you!

[nickzimmerman]

Planted corn last season like this and it worked perfectly. Doing it again this year.

[jameslagermann]

Matt Schwartz, yes a tiller works. The first year i did a plot I let the tiller run over the ground with out engaging the pto, just letting the tines "roll" over the dirt and it worked pretty good. The next year i turned the tiller on but at low RPM and again, it worked really good. My 3rd year I opened the rear gate of the tiller and turned it on and ran it 2300 rpm so it would throw the dirt out the back to help cover more seed and again the plot looked fantastic. There will be some seed on top but don't let it discourage you into thinking it wont grow, it will as long as you got a decent seed bed. I generally do this with beans every year and I did it with corn one year and everything turned out. Kinda off topic but this past year i tilled in my beans from last year around the end of March, at the end of April I had beans growing on their own and I never planted anything. the deer didn't eat all of the beans so they naturally grew just from tilling in the old beans from last year. Dirt quality may have different effects for everyone but where I'm located in northern Mo, the dirt is pretty good.

[figandcloverranch]

Man I gotta try this !!! Thanks for sharing

[stephenlwest]

My to do list has a new item to try. Great video

[butzbach]

I am new to food plot doing it myself. Had farmer do it for me. I have equip and will be using a land pride rear time with a Kubota

[stephenschnautz]

Any pics or videos of the corn now? I planted sorghum like your video and it turned out great. Curious to see what corn looks like

[gnavrides]

Love this tutorial really really wish you would’ve mixed the music much lower 😊

[ClarkFamilyBbq]

My name is broke deer hunter and my equipment is embarrassing. Thanks for the affirmation!

[josephwhite]

How do you address weed competition in the plot? I assume the seeds are glyphosate tolerant but how do you apply glyphosate without damaging the young corn and bean plants if they aren’t in rows?

[edlovio]

Hi Guys thank you for the information. Anyone used drag chains to cover the seed?

[jakedrew]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.
I only got a 1/4 acre plot, you sell corn/beans by the pound ?

[johndagnan]

Could I use a 3 point rotary tiller to cover the seed, instead of using a set of disc? Thanks for the info!

[robertemerson]

I have no tractors, but I own a heavy equipment company. Excavators, dozers, skid steers. I plant my plots with a tiller attachment and a brillian seeder cultipakers etc. what could I use for the last step of the process if I don’t have a disc attachment? I have a Harley rake and a 6x8 harrow drag with the spikes on it that can be used 3 different ways. Would that work, or should I purchase a disc and modify it for use on my skid steer?

[FullDrawOutdoors]

So I only have a atv disc, it does decent, but I was thinking of renting a tractor with a rototiller spreading it, then running it over with a cultipacker instead of disking it back in, will this be ok? Also im doing it in about .50 of a acre instead of .25 so I should just double it all and be good to go? Excellent video by the way!

[sampatrick]

Would just using a disc prepare the soil well enough if you ever did want to use a planter?

[vincealdrich]

I love your content! Please tell me what brand broadcaster you use. It looks like the motor is on top vs on the bottom like all the others. That seem like a much better design.

[martinmotts]

Approximately how much acreage do you get out of 1 bag of corn using your rate per 1/4 acre?

[mattschwartz]

Do you think it would work to cover the seed using my 3 point tiller? I don’t have a disc. Great video. Thanks!