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- From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:00:33 -0500
I don’t like mine. Johnny’s
offered for me to send it back for them to work on but I haven’t rounded
up a large enough sturdy box yet. Apparently they have made some adjustments
since I got mine 3 years ago. I was going to take it to the NOFA conference for
them to take back, but ended up not going, so… The technical issues – 1) the soil
tends to build up behind the roller and the seeds don’t come out. It may
work well in a perfect soil at a perfect moisture level. I have sandy soil in
my hoophouse and it doesn’t not work well unless quite wet. 2) The belts pop off and aren’t real
noticeable, so you don’t realize you are not sowing seeds. The personal issues – this is not a
set the dial and go seeder. You take out hex wrenches and set a base hole size.
Then you have to adjust the brushes on each feedbin. There are no
“marks” to adjust to, you have to figure out and mark it yourself.
It might work well for me for one crop, but lettuce is different from arugula,
is different from mizuna, etc. I wish I had saved my bucks. I am not
patient enough. I know a large CSA that uses an old Planet Jr and is very happy
with that. Also, I have the greens harvester and have
reverted to a knife. It just pushed my salad mix down rather than cut it (yes,
it was sharp, though it is rusty now) and I had trouble emptying the salad into
a container without spilling it. Call me uncoordinated. Again, I think they may have solved the
technical issues. My main problem is probably personality. Beth Spaugh Farm Fresh Food Club CSA - http://rhomestead.com Garden fresh vegetables, organically
grown, and pastured chicken, duck, and geese "How we eat determines, to a
considerable extent, how the world is used." - Wendell Berry "Without power over our food, any
notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe From:
market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Marcy I’ve been
eyeing the six-row pinpoint seeder from Johnny’s especially for use in
our hoophouse – I keep getting things planted too thickly! I would need
to get the extended range shaft as well, so it’s $650. We’ve been
at one acre cultivated and 30x100’ hoophouse, but are expanding this year
and just getting beyond the do everything by hand stage. Besides
the fact that I have 4 boys that would lots rather run a tool or machine! I’d appreciate
any feedback on the seeder – good or bad. Also has anyone used it
on real short rows – I’m thinking between the path and edge of the
hoophouse where I’ve got about 4’ beds to go short rows, but maybe
it would work better going lengthways. As always, thanks to
the great list! Marcy |
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[Market-farming] planter for sweet corn,
Andy Fellenz, 02/03/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] planter for sweet corn, clearviewfarm, 02/04/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] planter for sweet corn, sunnfarm, 02/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planter for sweet corn,
Mark Weinheimer, 02/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder,
Marcy, 02/05/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder,
Beth Spaugh, 02/05/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder, Allan Balliett, 02/05/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder,
Marcy, 02/05/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder, Andy Fellenz, 02/05/2009
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[Market-farming] transplanting carrots,
Beth Spaugh, 02/06/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] transplanting carrots,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 02/06/2009
- [Market-farming] Germination/ Maturation Days, jjburroughs, 02/06/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Germination/ Maturation Days, bcluton, 02/06/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Germination/ Maturation Days, Road's End Farm, 02/06/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Germination/ Maturation Days, Wiediger, Alison, 02/06/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] transplanting carrots,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 02/06/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Germination/ Maturation Days, Garth & Kim Travis, 02/06/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder,
Beth Spaugh, 02/05/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Pinpoint seeder,
Marcy, 02/05/2009
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