Earthway Seeder Plates
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CatGrass
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seeding mesclun with Earthway seeder
Comments (4)We are also using an earthway to seed ingredients for a mesclun mix. It's not ideal, but does the job! I too have used the lettuce plate (with 2 passes on top of each other) and had decent success. I have also used the corn/pea plates, which seed a heavier clump of lettuce every few inches. It is worth experimenting with the other plates if you want to increase your seeding rate. One big problem I have had with the earthway is using it for seeding mustards and other brassicas. The radish plate works well initially, but the small round seeds get stuck in behind the plate and get crushed... I haven't found a solution to this. I am curious about the pinpoint seeders but not ready to spend the money quite yet. Roxanne...See MoreEarthway Seeders
Comments (25)I've been using an Earthway for quite a few years and found that mixing the radish and carrot seeds together using the radish plate works quite uniquely. Yes, it plants both together in the same row mixing the entire length with radishes and carrots, but the results are pretty neat. The radishes germinate and come up first, which helps mark the row location and then the carrots emerge a little later. They grow well together and is especially beneficial for the carrots, providing them with stability and shade. When the radishes ripen and are sporadically pulled depending on ripeness, it creates more room for the carrots to grow and also thins them out a bit. By the time all the radishes are pulled, you have strong carrots that require minimum thinning. The other benefit is that the radishes help loosen the soil for the carrots' root growth. I've been doing it for years and it still works great,...See MoreFall Gardening/Earthway Seeder/Norman Compost
Comments (4)Earthway seeder, I have know of people that design and liked them very well. My grandfather used one of that design, but pulled by a horse 65 years ago, so the technology is not new. Compost, if it is well composted it will not tie up nitrogen. This is compost from Ft. Smith, this year it started being good, before it had tons of trash in it, mostly plastic bags which will try to hang around for ever. You may never know what chemicals are in any municipal compost. Hard pan, I bought a middle buster a few days ago and want to build a sub-soil point for it because a middle buster and a sub-soiler have different feed angles on the points. If you know anyone with such a tool, see if they will sub-soil your spot, but make sure what may be under the surface. I expect you will need a 20 to 35 hp tractor to pull it. Piling leaves and other organic matter on top works fine also, that is what I have done for years. Larry...See MoreSeeder for Fluffy Native Warm Grass Seeds
Comments (0)I would like to convert some of my pasture to NWSG. I plan to start with a 2 acre field that has had nothing but annual rye for a couple of years. I ordered a mix of debearded big bluestem, little bluestem, and indian grass. I have already killed the rye grass and disked and smoothed the field. I had planned to cultipack it spread the seed, and then cultipack it again. The seed dealer said I should be able to use my Baltimatic spreader with the agitator arm attached, but today I could not get the agitator arm to attach. The attachment pin is frozen. I have thought about ordering an ATV type Truax seed slinger but the cost is about $700, and I hate spending that much unless I am confident it will work. Are there any less expensive seeders that would work? Even the debearded seed is still too fluffy to get through my earthway seeder. Thanks, Charles...See Moresgiesler
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