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  • From: "Liz" <liz AT horseshoegardens.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] vacuum seeders
  • Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:43:01 -0400


Funny Bob, I HATE 20 row trays & LOVE plugs ; ))). NOOOO transplant shock!
No chance of mixing up varieties. And best of all lickety-split
transplanting. I agree they do dry out very fast if a system isn't in place
to keep them misted and semi-covered to maintain humidity. What's also
impressed me is I've had seed that refused to germinate in the 20-row trays
shoot up like crazy as plugs. Our Berry seeder is just like your EZ Seeder
& I agree, unless you're doing a very large amount it isn't worth the
fiddling. We have a floor model vacuum seeder also, but we're not up to
that production level either...yet.

Liz
Horseshoe Gardens


-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
sunnfarm AT netscape.com
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 12:57 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] vacuum seeders


Years back I bought an EZ Seeder which uses 10x20" plates pre drilled for
plug trays. I probably got $700 invested in it. Its been sitting on the
shelf for ten years. I don't like plug trays much, I guess if you have
inexperienced transplanters working for you a plug is a fool proof way to
go. Personally I prefer the 20 slot seedling tray where I hand transplant
bare rooted seedlings. It takes a bit of skill to properly transplant bare
rooted seedlings but in the end I think I spend less time hand transplanting
then I do fussing with vacuum seeders and plugs. Another thing I hate about
plug trays is that they dry up in the blink of an eye... I remember when the
first plugs came on the market back in 1977. I met the inventor and remarked
what a great idea and wished him luck little did I know plugs would
industrialize the plant business and kill the little guys like me...Bob.
Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

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