An apparatus for the cultivation of soil and the planting of seeds isdescribed comprising a frame (8)；a first row ofdeep loosening tines (4) carried by the frame and spaced apart across at leasta major part of the width of the frame (8)； and a secondrow of drill coulters (5) carried by the frame (8) and spaced apart across atleast a major part of the width of the frame,-wherein a deep loosening tine (4) of the first row is aligned with at leastone pair of drill counters (5) of the second row, in such amanner that each coulter (5) of the pair is laterally offset either side ofthe deep loosening tine (4). A method for the cultivation ofsoil and the planting of seeds using such an apparatus is also described.
