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  • From: Shanti Rade <shanti AT whipstone.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Jang seeder and Beets
  • Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:02:28 -0700

Greetings -
We have also been very happy with our Jang seeder.  We have a gang of 8 on a 3 point hitch attached to our tractor.  It has worked well for carrots, salad mix (lettuce) and all the round seeds as others have mentioned. It has been a vast improvement over the Planet Jr's and Earthway we used previously.  I also use the earthway for peas, but the beans worked in the jang last year.  It does take some time to figure out the settings, sometimes it takes 2 or 3 plantings to see the results before you figure out exactly how you want it - so keep very careful notes while you are planting and note the final results. The rollers and other parts are expensive (way overpriced in my opinion), but the savings in proper spacing and using less expensive seed is quickly made up.  I do have a questions for others: has anyone found a good roller size (or other trick) for beets with the Jang.  They get all stuck in the holes for me.  I am currently using the earthway (seed comes up way too thick) or transplanting in clumps of 3-4 from 128 cells - also a pain. Thanks for you help.
Shanti Rade
Whipstone Farm
Paulden, AZ zone 7





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