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  • From: Sam White <cedarrockcsa AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Stand 'n Plant
  • Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:08:00 -0800 (PST)

I received something in the mail that is supposedly an
improved version of this idea. I don't remember the
name of the farm/business, but it is in Pennsylvania.

Sam
WMd
--- Kelly Saxer <kellysaxer AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> I purchased it for the purpose of planting zucchini
> and squash and it broke
> a lot of those seeds. I did not try using it to
> plant other, rounder, type
> seeds. So, perhaps it's better suited to those
> kinds of seeds. I guess I
> didn't give it a fair chance. :) Maybe I'll dig it
> out of my shed and give
> it another shot with grean beans.
>
> Thanks,
> Kelly
>
>
> >From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
> >Reply-To: Market Farming
> <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> >To: Market Farming
> <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Stand 'n Plant
> >Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:42:11 -0600
> >
> >On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 10:24:19PM -0700, Kelly
> Saxer wrote:
> > > Last year I purchased the Seed Stick Planter
> from Johnny's and was VERY
> > > disappointed. The Stick Seed Planter has a seed
> hopper and requires
> >that
> > > you push down lightly on the stick while it's in
> the ground to release
> >the
> > > seed from the hopper. However, I found this
> process ended up breaking
> >most
> > > of the seeds I experimented with - no good!
> However, this "Stand N
> >Plant"
> > > has a squeeze to release mechanism that looks
> like it would solve the
> >seed
> > > breaking problem. Looks promising to me.
> > >
> > > Johnny's Seed Stick Planter:
> > >
>
>(http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/product.aspx?category=292&subcategory=621&item=9028)
> >
> >I had just the opposite experience with the "Stick"
> planter. In trying
> >out a minimum till thing last season, I used the
> "Stick" to plant fair
> >amounts of both okra and sweet corn. It did well
> singulating and
> >planting both. The spring shutter did prove
> somewhat troublesome,
> >though.
> >
> >I wonder what seeds it breaks? Beans?
> >
> >--
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