Rotating ride-on seedling planting machine - GIF

[Jon]

Rotating ride-on seedling planting machine.




Previously:

Footstep seed planting technique - GIF
Paperpot chain-fed rapid planter - GIF, video, photos
Potato planter GIF
Rice planting machine GIF
Plant trellis stringing tool - GIF

[mklotz]

Yet another job for social ecology graduates.

[BuffaloJohn]

Yet another job for social ecology graduates.

And all the "studies" graduates as well...

[Jon]

And all the "studies" graduates as well...

Another red flag is when they append "science" to the name of a field that traditionally didn't call for it.

[Frank S]

that soil sure looks dry

[ranald]

that soil sure looks dry

Pumping them in, & so dry that it looks a bit like talc & even possibly hydrophobic: but they wouldn't be planting without experience in that soil with the costs of plants & labour of 6 plus overheads.

[Frank S]

Pumping them in, & so dry that it looks a bit like talc & even possibly hydrophobic: but they wouldn't be planting without experience in that soil with the costs of plants & labour of 6 plus overheads.

Yep, I know the feeling. last year the soil in my garden was so dry when it came time to plant that I poured water on it for 2 days before it began to wet up. this year is just the polar opposite we were a bit late in planting due to late morning freezes but some of my corn is nearly chest high. There is an old saying about corn being knee high by the 4th of July At the rate it is growing it should stalk and tassel out by then and begin to ear. But it has rained so much the cotton farmers still haven't been able to plant. Last year they had to take the insurance due to being so dry this year they may have to take the insurance due to being too wet to plant. Mean while I have already had to harvest off all of the radishes and I have fist sized onions just waiting to be eaten. my peppers are not turning out as hot as they should because of too much watering but can't have everything there are a lot of them though.

[ranald]

Yep, I know the feeling. last year the soil in my garden was so dry when it came time to plant that I poured water on it for 2 days before it began to wet up. this year is just the polar opposite we were a bit late in planting due to late morning freezes but some of my corn is nearly chest high. There is an old saying about corn being knee high by the 4th of July At the rate it is growing it should stalk and tassel out by then and begin to ear. But it has rained so much the cotton farmers still haven't been able to plant. Last year they had to take the insurance due to being so dry this year they may have to take the insurance due to being too wet to plant. Mean while I have already had to harvest off all of the radishes and I have fist sized onions just waiting to be eaten. my peppers are not turning out as hot as they should because of too much watering but can't have everything there are a lot of them though.

My dad always reminded me of tide waits for no man. Similarly MOTHER NATURE cares for no man or beast. We can just try to harness her but its interesting how many animals/birds know so long beforehand, except for fire.

[Frank S]

My dad always reminded me of tide waits for no man. Similarly MOTHER NATURE cares for no man or beast. We can just try to harness her but its interesting how many animals/birds know so long beforehand, except for fire.

My Grandpa always said it will only rain where and when nature needs it to rain. there is never any rain during a drought and all droughts end with a flood and sometimes a flood will be a signal that there is going to be a drought.

[gonzoacresiv]

If the soil is moist when you plant with one of these machines the machine sinks in and compacts the soil as well as the soil clumping and gumming up the soil contact mechanisms, so timing is of the essence to ensure that each row is planted promptly so that the tractor can move over to the next set of rows to be planted and the rows that are freshly planted can have the furrows where the tires of the tractor had driven can be flood irrigated and the mounded beds where transplants are will wick moisture upwards because the soil is so fluffy and loose