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- From: Kelly Saxer <kellysaxer AT hotmail.com>
- To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] John Deere "B" Planter
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:41:43 -0700
Hi, I've acquired a couple old John Deere "B" planters that I'm trying to get back into use. I'm having a little trouble identifying which seed plates I need for the following crops: Squash Melons Corn Does anyone out there happen to have the "B" plate numbers for these crops. Thanks for your help. Kelly Saxer Desert Roots Farm (602) 751-0655 kellysaxer AT hotmail.com > From: pat AT meadows.pair.com > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:59:31 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination? > > > OK, I looked it up. > > ============= > > 'Seeds - The Definitive Guide to Growing, History, and Lore,' by Peter > Loewer, Timber Press, Portland, OR, 1995, p. 57. > > [First, he lists a few anecdotal but probably untrue instances of older > seed being reputed to be better, then goes on to say:] > > 'But most of the experimental evidence shows that older seed, unless > properly stored, produces inferior plants.' > > ============== > > I would assume that - even if 'properly stored' this process would > continue. Freezing would certainly it down tremendously, however. > > About the book: > > This is *not* a guide to growing seeds from a practical standpoint, in > spite of the title. > > And my edition of the book is especially annoying - it was an 'update' of > an older edition, a stop-gap between the older edition and a [not then yet > published] newer edition. So the author refers several times to some of > the info in this edition being outdated and contradicted by newer evidence, > but he doesn't tell you WHICH info changed. (The really newer and revised > edition may be out by now, I don't know.) > > So I don't recommend the book, as a whole. It has some interesting > information, however. > > Pat > -- North-Central Pennsylvania, USA > www.meadows.pair.com/articleindex.html > > The world has enough for everyone's need, > but not enough for everyone's greed. > > Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > Windows Liveā¢ Contacts: Organize your contact list. Check it out. |
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[Market-farming] Seed Germination?,
Marlin Burkholder, 03/03/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination?,
shopkins, 03/03/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination?, Marlin Burkholder, 03/04/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination?,
Pat Meadows, 03/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination?,
Pat Meadows, 03/08/2009
- [Market-farming] John Deere "B" Planter, Kelly Saxer, 03/09/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination?,
Pat Meadows, 03/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Germination?,
shopkins, 03/03/2009
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