What does everyone use for planting sweet corn, curious both tractor and or walk behind.
I'm a bit frustrated with this earthway, the darned corn plate drops too many seed, so if you buy what you plan out, you could run out before you are done, and or you need extra, its kind of a waste, and though I did a germination test on last years seed, all came up, I don't want to hold extra seed, though I know exactly what I need for this patch.
Now before I trash this Earthway product, I know theres just an issue with the plates and seed size, I modified the bean plate, tested on a tarp, did this for the corn plate and on other and the bean plate with half the holes taped off, looked good on spacing, and only double dropped every other drop, on a tarp, in the rows I have huge skips, the darned thing !!!! Precision seeder my @ss LOL ! Thats what it says on the box LOL! Plus being heavier, clay/loam, with rocks, its just not heavy enough I think I need something better, which leads to my next question.
Are the old planet Junior, Cole or similar worth fooling with, are they accurate or work well with current seed? Is this just a seed size thing, just face it and buy extra or what is the deal.
My issue is I had to go through a lot to prep this soil, hand raked the whole patch off of the rocks, then to have this darned planted goof off, and I got it in before a nice soaker, where it dropped seed, it all came up and is though its late, I'm on a hill facing south, will fertilize the heck out of it, it will produce, now I have to hand cultivate the rows, replant and will go back to the wasteful corn plate!
So what do you all use and how does it work for you, tractor pulled or mounted is ok too, though I prefer the walk behind for now, little compaction etc. I think one the old school Planet Junior, or Cole is in order, and I see the Cole is still in production, darned expensive, but if it works well, I can see it being worth it, just have to save up LOL !
I'm a bit frustrated with this earthway, the darned corn plate drops too many seed, so if you buy what you plan out, you could run out before you are done, and or you need extra, its kind of a waste, and though I did a germination test on last years seed, all came up, I don't want to hold extra seed, though I know exactly what I need for this patch.
Now before I trash this Earthway product, I know theres just an issue with the plates and seed size, I modified the bean plate, tested on a tarp, did this for the corn plate and on other and the bean plate with half the holes taped off, looked good on spacing, and only double dropped every other drop, on a tarp, in the rows I have huge skips, the darned thing !!!! Precision seeder my @ss LOL ! Thats what it says on the box LOL! Plus being heavier, clay/loam, with rocks, its just not heavy enough I think I need something better, which leads to my next question.
Are the old planet Junior, Cole or similar worth fooling with, are they accurate or work well with current seed? Is this just a seed size thing, just face it and buy extra or what is the deal.
My issue is I had to go through a lot to prep this soil, hand raked the whole patch off of the rocks, then to have this darned planted goof off, and I got it in before a nice soaker, where it dropped seed, it all came up and is though its late, I'm on a hill facing south, will fertilize the heck out of it, it will produce, now I have to hand cultivate the rows, replant and will go back to the wasteful corn plate!
So what do you all use and how does it work for you, tractor pulled or mounted is ok too, though I prefer the walk behind for now, little compaction etc. I think one the old school Planet Junior, or Cole is in order, and I see the Cole is still in production, darned expensive, but if it works well, I can see it being worth it, just have to save up LOL !
