Market Farming

[Joan Vibert <joan AT windwalker-farm.com>]

Title: Re: [Market-farming] Push Seeders

I would love to lay my Earthway down and never pick it up again – but we are planting in newly tilled beds that had previously been pasture and the beds are anything but smooth.  Last fall that old Earthway seeded pretty darn well considering the soil texture.  There were gaps from “hopping” over clumps but we had great germination and pretty decent distribution.  In the high tunnel where the soil is very smooth, we still had the gaps because it seems like the Earthway just plain skips sometimes.  It may just need a rebuild but a new seeder sounds awfully nice right now.  Are the Jang or European seeders okay on rougher beds?

Joan
Windwalker Farm
Ottawa, KS

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From: "stonecirclefarm tds.net" <stonecirclefarm AT tds.net>
Reply-To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:19:47 -0600
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Push Seeders

I have a 2-year old Jang and agree with all comments so far: like it, wish it had a better/easier depth adjustment, and wish I had the latest model with the quick-release seed hopper and other new features.

I have the two-row 24-hole roller for carrots and like the results...although in my case I wish it planted in an even wider band with more carrots per row-foot because I grow and sell lots of baby carrots and I like to pack 'em in to increase volume/sales per bed and make harvest more efficient.  The past two seasons I have simply run down each row twice, running the seeder right next to the previous row and have been satisfied with the results.

Someone else mentioned that the Jang did not do as well with beets and I would tend to agree.  Results have been mixed...although better than I was getting with the Earthway.

Has anyone planted Hakurei turnips or Daikon radish with the Jang?  Which rollers?

-John