Market Farming

["Shoemaker, William H" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>]

Back before plug transplants became popular around here, many vegetable growers would buy southern-grown bare-root transplants of tomatoes, peppers and cabbage. The Holland, Mechanical Transplanter and Powell finger-type transplanters were standard equipment for the job. It will do a good job setting bare-root plants. I'm not sure how well it would handle plug plants. The bare-root plants were much older with thick, sturdy stems. They looked awful by today's standards but they were really tough and would mostly set well.

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

University of Illinois, Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL  60174

630-584-7254, wshoemak AT illinois.edu

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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] on behalf of Richard Stewart [rstewart AT zoomtown.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 2:10 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] Tobacco Setter for Peppers?

I am thinking about getting a used working good condition tobacco setter for doing a bulk amount of peppers in 2012.  Asking price is 150.00 and I figure at that price and the shape its in and the proximity to my farm that it would be a good deal.  Has anyone used one to do peppers or tomatoes?  I know there are better designs for doing this, but I am looking to experiment and not drop thousands doing so.  Its a single row Powell with good fingers and a water tank and 2 seats.

Richard Stewart

Carriage House Farm

North Bend, Ohio

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

(513) 967-1106

http://www.carriagehousefarmllc.com

rstewart AT zoomtown.com