Market Farming

[Etienne Goyer <etienne.goyer AT outlands.ca>]

On 11-01-24 10:33 PM, Thomas Kumpf wrote:
> As for the Jang, I have looked at them and think they are OK, I think they 
> are pretty expensive when you factor in the price of all the different seed 
> wheels you need, especially if you are a grower who grows many things. I 
> think it needs a better rear press wheel, and dont like how the one person 
> said that beets get jammed up in it.  I would think it would do the same 
> with corn or beans, but someone else can attest to that.

In my case (short cool growing season), the cost of the rolls are not
such a big deal, because I plan on transplanting almost everything
(including curcubit, which seedling will be grown in jiffy pot).  The
only thing that I plan on direct seeding next season are radish, beet,
carrot, beans and peas.  Everything else will be transplanted.  So I
think I need only four rolls.  I guess that would be manageable.

For corn (which I am not growing next season), I am planning on trying
one of the stick planter from Johnny's.  What are people thinking of
those?  Do they work well?

On a tangential note: anybody has experience with the Hatfield
transplanter?  There was a discussion about it on this list last year,
and the reviews where mixed.  I am on the fence about getting one, but I
guess my back would certainly appreciate if I did!  Which size would
work for transplanting 72 and 50 plugs?