[pahoytman]

Age is starting to catch up with me with the seed planting chore. I have been looking at the one row seed planters, looked at one at a local family farm type store but it looked liked a child's toy (nearly all plastic) for $99.00. Does anyone use one, do they work? likes/dislikes. Make? Seeds I mostly plant are corn, beets, peas, radishes and green beans.

 

[Guest]

I assume you are talking about the Earthway seeder?

Have never used one, but have seen them being used from time to time.

 

[Blueeagle]

I still use one for corn. Works great, sometimes drops too many seeds but it depends or the disc I'm using.

 

[cope]

I use my neighbors and it works good. I think they are over priced for what they are. I know he has his for years so they must hold up. I still do the majority of planting by hand.

 

[pahoytman]

http://www.yardlover.com/vegetable-garden-seed-row-planter-by-lambert

I was looking at one that would fertlize and plant at the same time such as in the link above. Best price I could find was around $129.00 on the inner net for this style. The one at family farm center was similiar to the one above, but I was not impress with it being nearly all plastic.

Earthway was my 2nd option.

Blueeagle; What make do you use?

 

[suskyducker]

I have the Earthway with the optional fertilizer bin, It works great dont know why I didn't get one sooner. Where in south central Pa are you located??
I think Tractor supply sells the earthway one.

 

[pahoytman]

I have the Earthway with the optional fertilizer bin, It works great dont know why I didn't get one sooner. Where in south central Pa are you located??
I think Tractor supply sells the earthway one.

I live in a rural area, closest place of any size would be Chambersburg. The store I looked at one was Tractor supply, advertising flyer just listed it as Garden Seeder $99.99. I'll check the innernet some more for Earthway with optional fertilizer bin.

suky: Does yours look more like the one at the top in my link above or the earthway pic at bottom in the link?

 

[suskyducker]

heres the link to the earthway stuff. I think I bought mine off ebay years back.
http://earthway-outlet.com/
I just have the 6 seed plates that come with it

 

[Blueeagle]

I have a earthway. Bought it at a flea market for 20.00 complete with about 8 planting discs for different seeds.

 

[OLD BLUE]

We have a earthway ,,,,Use it for all seeds.. for about 16 yrs,,,,...Extended the row marker for sw, corn..also have a troybuilt & a mantis.....

 

[Shippinit]

My neighbor left my Dad borrow his last year (not sure of the brand) and it was planting multiple seeds at a time. My Dad gave it back to him and went back to doing it by hand.

 

[pahoytman]

Thanks for all the replys. Bought the earthway. Those of you who use a earthway how do you fertlize your rows. Wait till seeds come thru the ground and side dress or fertlize right over the top after planting?

 

[suskyducker]

I usually plant the seeds and then fertilize along side the row on a second pass. It only takes a few extra minutes to do it that way.

 

[rabbitslayer]

I use one for field corn at my father in laws. I don't know the brand. It works well and comes with different plates for different seed sizes. It has a fertilizer hopper but it's about next to worthless. I just make a row in the dirt of fertilizer by hand and then run over that row with the planter. Using one really speeds it up. You need to prepare a good seed bed first.

 

[birdog]

Best thing since sliced bread!