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  • From: "Tracie Smith" <traciestasty AT hotmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] RE: seeders
  • Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:25:58 -0500



Looking at the new Johnny's catalog. For a long while, I have been
needing a seeder to plant small seeds in relatively short rows,
10'-100'. I have heard negative reports on Earthways. How about some
recommendations? Earthway? Glaser? Pinpoint?

I use dual PlanetJrs on a tool bar to plant spinach, peas, and beans,
an acre or two at a time, and I've been thinking of converting an old
Planet Jr to a push planter but haven't found the parts. How's that
for a run-on sentence? The PlanetJrs need pretty clean bed tops and I
have a need to plant through trash. The "Stick" planter and the
"Easy-Plant" might solve that problem; has anyone used both? Can
anyone comment on planting speed? Might they be able to plant an acre
at 5'x2" in an hour or two? Or three? It looks like the "Easy-Plant"
might have to be hand-fed one seed at a time.

Hi Willie

From my experience, the jab planters are slow for seeding and yes you do
have to feed seeds one at a time. I have tried the EArthway push seeder and have not found it effective for larger seeded crops. Very uneven seeding. I know someone who is using the pinpoint and it is very effective for them. I don't plant more than 2000' of beans and peas, so I just drag a hoe along these rows to make an imprint, place seeds along these rows, then use the hoe to cover up the rows and that works fairly quick, though not quick enough. I haven''t found a good seeder for hand sowing large seeded crops. You lose out on space once you try to get a tractor in between your rows.

Good luck,
Tracie

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  • [Market-farming] RE: seeders, Tracie Smith, 11/21/2004

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