Market Farming

[John Ferree <john AT seldomseenfarm.com>]

gardenway = earthway?

if so, no there isn't anything for that seeder.  i only use them for a
small number of crops, and have been trying to phase it out.  too much
plastic - jammed seed chute - crappy belt drive

we're upgrading from a single row walk behind planet jr to a multirow w/
AC G mount.   for leafy or root brassicas the 2" scatter shoe is great. 
i'm also a fan for salad mix w/ raw seed.  i think they make a 3"
scatter shoe too.  ask Mkt Farm or Roeters.  we'll see how it works.  a
monosem or stanhay would be great but the $ make me twitch.   problems
with the planet jr's. . . you're limited to >=10" centers without
making  two passes.  thinning. . . but most greens (baby
brassicas/lettuce) don't need any thinning.  should mention that we
transplant moste everything, except those crops that don't do well with
it. 

john
dville - indiana 


Allan Balliett wrote:
>> w/ planet jr stuff I really like the 2" scatter shoe.  is there any high
>> density, wide band setup that could be replicated w/ this seeder?  i
>> checked them out a bit ago, but without a demo it's a hard sell.
>>
>> thanks
>> john
>>     
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> Gosh, I didnt' know anything about this! Is there anything like this 
> for the GardenWay planter? I not, what do you folks do when planting 
> 'bands' (I make multiple side-by-side runs, but that's time consuming 
> and 'inaccurate') -Allan
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