Any know anything about a planet jr planter?
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Topic: Any know anything about a planet jr planter?
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Subject: Any know anything about a planet jr planter?
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2017 at 10:33pm
| Iv found a planet jr planter for sale that was thinking about buying but iv never been around one before. I was just wondering what all you could plant with one ? From what iv found out they came with three diffrent plates with a bunch of diffrent size holes in them. I guess I'm having trouble picturing how it works sence most planters have plate with same size hole that spin. If anyone can help shead some light on this I would appreciate it. |
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Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 4:54am
| Planet jr can plant just about anything, the plates allow one seed at a time to pass through, they index to the planter box, do not rotate. the seed above the plate is agitated, and the seeds drop through the hole. to move to a different size hole, there is a spring loaded snap, and an index hole, that holds the plate stationary. only problems are with really small seed, like carrots. Some seed co's sell pelletized seed, that has 1 or 2 seed in a pellet, of inert material, uniformly sized, to make seeding the small seed easier... |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 5:08am
| How does this regulate the seed spacing? If it works the way I'm visualizing, the seeds would drop whennever aligned and agitated. This would happen randomly. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 6:13am
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Mine works GREAT for my garden. For years I've used it for green beans. This year i planted sunflowers and a small patch of "Indian" corn. Seed spacing may be a bit close in some case but that's what a hoe is for  I save my own seed for whatever I plant with it. I got my planter at an estate auction in about 1977. I gave $1.50 for it but had to make my own handle. I guess it must have been used with a tractor. Some day I will make a row marker for it. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2017 at 7:42am
| That what I was wondering if you could plant sunflower and stuff like that. The one I have found is a little higher than that though lol. |