Vegetable Panter?????

[Aaron Moore]

I"m looking for a planter i can get different vegetable seed plates for. right now we transplant every thing but i want to start planting cucumbers, winter squash and pumpkins by seed. but I"m having trouble figuring out what planter has vegetable seed plates. i have a White 5100 but no one has heard of a seed plate for veggies for it. any idea"s would be welcome thanks

 

[Ken Sweet]

I know where there is a new 1 row new Covington planter and also a used Cole 1 row 12 MX multiplex planter. Call 270-528-3323 or email [email protected]. Ken Sweet

 

[State of Jefferson]

There a LOT of them out there.
How many rows at at time are you wanting to plant?
How much are you willing to spend?

I use an Earthway seeder that I built a mounting frame to attach to the cultivator frame on my Cub. It is mediocre at best. Plants some seeds very well, others not worth a darn. A google search will point you to dozens of places that sell them. About $100.

A friend of mine found a seeder called the "Jang Clean Seeder" I've looked it over, and say for the money it is probably the best value. I think this will be the one I buy next.
You can find more info here:
http://www.woodwardcrossings.com/Pages/Pages_11-04/Farm/Homesteading/Jang%20Seeders/JP-1.html?gclid=CP_TmcWhwqQCFSM3gwodmQVBCg

The next step up from there will cost quite a bit more money but there are several seeders sold by Sutton Ag for the big guys.
Here
http://www.suttonag.com/Stanhay.html

Another resource that has lots of small farm equipment is this site:
http://www.marketfarm.com/online_catalog.cfm

Best of luck.

Ben

 

[Jim in Ma.]

I have 3 cole planters mounted on a 3 point hitch tool bar. It works great for my flowers (large and small seed). Much better than the earth way I had.

 

[Brendon-KS]

The Deere 71 unit planter is capable of planting lots of different crops and plates are readily available. Good units can be picked up for $100 or less per row if you look around. I've used mine for watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins, green beans, corn, peas, in addition to field crops like milo and soybeans. Although they are now rare and very hard to find, there was also a vegetable seed hopper attachment available for them that used a completely different style of plate for planting small seeds like onions, tomatoes, celery, etc.

 

[Anonymous-0]

All planters have good and bad features. Brinly-Hardy and Covington plant the large seeds well, Planet jr/Covington drill planters plant the little seeds like beets, peas, carrots well, but you need to thin them, and that takes time. Milton makes a good planter, that plants accurately, so no thinning is needed for small seeds. Thing to know, is which crops you want to plant, then ask a few local questions, as some planters were developed to fit a local demand, and some were nationally marketed.

 

[Virginia Mike]

The Cole 12MX is a good one for cucumber and melons. It will not crush the seed, and space them correctly. It will plant all but the smallest seed.

 

[Anonymous-0]

i am a precision planting dealer in Mi. i have put e set kits in JD vac units that will plant squash beets and pickels and corn maybe more but that is what i have worked with.

 

[greenbeanman in Kansas]

(quoted from post at 17:46:30 12/23/10) The Deere 71 unit planter is capable of planting lots of different crops and plates are readily available. Good units can be picked up for $100 or less per row if you look around. I've used mine for watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins, green beans, corn, peas, in addition to field crops like milo and soybeans. Although they are now rare and very hard to find, there was also a vegetable seed hopper attachment available for them that used a completely different style of plate for planting small seeds like onions, tomatoes, celery, etc.

Yetter bought out the rights to the John Deere Flex 71 and are now building them. The parts interchange completely from all that I have read on them though they do look somewhat different now. http://www.yetterco.com/prod_p_71seriesplanterunit.php

I have two of the Stanhay Robin punched belt system units, with the belt punched for the size of seed you specifically use. Takes very little seed to prime the unit compared to others. Will continue to plant accurately until there is only about tablespoonful of seed left.
http://www.suttonag.com/Stanhay.html

This should give you an idea of the wide range of seeds than be accommodated with various belts.

The price of vacuum planters has come down and I would probably go that route if I had to do it all again.