Quick closing trench opener/closer for an agricultural seeding machine

An agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction comprising:

• a frame;
• a disc opener assembly, carried by said frame, having a first axis of rotation;
• a gauge wheel assembly, carried by said frame, having a second axis of rotation disposed rearward of said first axis of rotation in said planting direction;
• a closing assembly, carried by said frame, having a third axis of rotation disposed rearward of said second axis of rotation in said planting direction;
• a seed delivery member, carried by said frame, disposed rearward of said disc opener assembly in said planting direction;
• and
• a boot member, carried by said frame, extending from the disc opener assembly to the seed delivery member, wherein both the seed delivery member and a trailing edge of the boot member are positioned adjacent to the closing assembly.

A method of planting with an agricultural seeding machine moving in a planting direction comprising:

• providing a disc opener assembly having a first axis of rotation disposed forward of a second axis of rotation of a gauge wheel assembly in said planting direction;
• opening a seed trench in the soil with the disc opener assembly;
• keeping the seed trench open from the disc opener assembly to a seed delivery member, disposed rearward of said disc opener assembly in said planting direction, using a boot member extending from the disc opener assembly to the seed delivery member;
• depositing a seed in the opened seed trench using the seed delivery member;
• and
• closing the seed trench, as soon as the seed is deposited in the opened seed trench, using a closing assembly positioned proximate both a trailing edge of the boot member and the seed delivery member, wherein a third axis of rotation of the closing assembly is disposed rearward of said second axis of rotation in said planting direction.