Earthway Seeders
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Comments (1)I bought a Jang JP-1 last year and have found it a great improvement over my Earthway, worth the price difference. The Jang is much heavier making easier to keep in the ground, though with my clay soil I really wish it were twice a heavy. The JP-1 is better with small seed crops but it does work for large seeds like sweet corn, but expect some misses and doubles. The Jang uses rollers instead of plates, with the roller selection based on seed size. Depending on the seed size sweet corn will require roller size A, AA or N, at least the seven varieties I've planted with it. Spacing is set by the choice of front and rear gears used, six come with the unit. Everything, but planting depth which requires a wrench, can be adjusted with fingers in the field, no tools needed. There is even a copy of the spacing guide attached to the inside of the chain shield. My only real complaint has been the planting shoe. Its used to set the planting depth and attaches to a steel rod held in place with a set bolt. The rod will bend back if you hit a stone or patch of hard clay. I've cut a selection of wood blocks to set between frame and back end of the shoe. The block height used varies with the planting depth. I plant half an acre of sweet corn each year. Doing that with the Earthway was a struggle but the JP-1 has really made job easier. I'm serious considering (i.e. saving my lunch money) to buy a Jang TDR for next year. The TDR is designed for larger seed like corn and pumpkins and should handle them more preciously then the JP-1. The downside is the TDR is $650 compared to $380 for the JP-1....See MoreSeeding 1000 Suns
Comments (7)I started planting my sunflowers with the Earthway this year in order to save time. For most sunflowers the beet plate works. You just have to make sure that the seeds aren't too small to where you get 2 seeds coming out at once. I put scotch tape over the holes that I don't want the seeds coming out and if the sunflowers seeds are on the small side, I'll halfway tape the hole so it is smaller. So far I have been fairly pleased with the method. I am very happy with the time it has saved and the bending over a stringline. I doesn't seed perfect and uniform, but I guess you could fill in the gaps a few weeks after the first germinate. Then you would have a little stagger in your crop which is not a bad thing. Josh...See Moreseeding 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 Seeder
Comments (7)jeaninmt, Depends on at least two things: the type of soil you have and how much space you need to plant. My backyard garden has two distinct types of dirt - rich, black earth that if tilled is the pieces are not much larger than a grain of sand. Another part is mostly clay and if I don't wait until it is 1000 percent dry, I'm lucky if 80 percent of it is not at least the size of a marble or e3ven worse, a golf ball. I can handle this, as the rows are only about 35' long, so I rake the clods to the side. Afterwards, it is fairly easy to work. Next year is a long way off, but, in my dreams, I will have a Cub tractor (not a cadet but a full size one!) and figure a way to use the seeder but with weights added. Then again, the Cub's hydraulics, in addition to lifting, also exert downward pressure. With my hilljack background, I should be able to figure out a way to make sowing 1000 feet of beans or peas quick! Mike...See Moresundacks
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