Homemade Four-Row Small-Plot Seeder
Cost range: See below
Limitations Addressed by Product: Strength/endurance, Back
Steve Adams' Homemade Four-Row Small-Plot Seeder is significantly reducing the time and effort it takes to plant/transplant the fresh flowers that he grows commercially. Adams 'ganged' four manually powered, single-row Earthway seeders by: (1) removing the front and rear axles and replacing them with 4-foot lengths of 3/8-inch all-thread rod; (2) adding PVC spacers to provide a consistent 10-inch space between rows; (3) eliminating one of the four handles then reattaching the other three so each spans two seeders; then (4) connecting the handles with a rod cut to fit. Besides speeding up planting, the device ensures uniform new spacing, which makes mechanical cultivation feasible.
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Toolbox :: Vegetable, Small Fruit, and Flower Production :: Outdoor and High Tunnel Production :: Planting
Source | Used with permission from FARM SHOW Magazine Steve Adams Sunny Meadows Flower Farm 3555 Watkins Road Columbus, OH, 43232 |
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sunnymeadowsflowerfarm@gmail.com | |
Phone | 614-361-5102 614-296-1637 |
Last updated: Dec 29, 2023