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Post by daylilydude on Oct 8, 2017 2:55:32 GMT -5
How do you plant your in-ground seeds... a fancy seeder or are you one that crawls around on your hands and knees to plant... fill us in on your garden adventure?
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janr
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Post by janr on Oct 8, 2017 7:24:28 GMT -5
I have raised beds, so all planting is done by hand. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/AgR8NN4iidU1wy_OcyQm.png)
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Post by paulf on Oct 8, 2017 9:20:57 GMT -5
Everything planted here, seeds and plants, are hand planted; some on hands and knees, some dropped in the hole or furrow by bending over a little and some are given to grandkids to plant whenever they are around.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Oct 8, 2017 11:25:50 GMT -5
Very little direct seeding here - beans, peas, garlic, and shallots, mainly, sometimes radishes, but in raised beds. I just sit on a 6 gal bucket (5 gal a little too low) with a seat lid on it, sitting in a trench between the rows, plant a few feet, and move it ahead, and plant some more.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 8, 2017 12:09:33 GMT -5
I have raised beds for a good portion of my garden, so those are done simply by bending over a little bit. Anything I plant in-ground is on my hands and knees or squatting and scooting. Usually I'm barefoot as well. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/AgR8NN4iidU1wy_OcyQm.png)
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Post by spike on Oct 8, 2017 13:38:32 GMT -5
I am a very dignified planter! I place stakes and a sting to guide me. I used a hoe to dig the line the seeds will go. Now here comes the dignified part: I straddle the line, bend over and waddle backwards dropping seeds in the proper space >,<
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Post by paulf on Oct 8, 2017 14:38:17 GMT -5
I stopped using the string to guide me...I free lance the furrow...sometimes straight, sometimes not. Then the bent over part.
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Post by september on Oct 8, 2017 15:44:01 GMT -5
I drop seeds on my hands and knees - I have a nice thick square boat life-cushion with straps that I can carry along to my gardening spot. I can sit or kneel on it and drag it along. Once I had a little freebie seeder from some seed company. It was kind of a nifty little round plastic handheld thing. It had a little spout that you could adjust for seed size, and you could shake the seeds out more evenly -- worked good for things like carrots and lettuce. I don't know where it ended up, wish I still had it.
The only thing I put strings down for are my corn rows in my 12 ft raised beds. Spacing is tighter than ideal, so I do try to give each plant equal elbow room.
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Post by meandtk on Oct 8, 2017 16:27:43 GMT -5
Some by hand- mostly the tiny seeds, such as greens. Some larger ones with an Earthway planter. Large amounts are planted with a single row planter mounted behind a tractor.
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Post by coppice on Oct 8, 2017 17:27:54 GMT -5
Yup, thats my Hippy name, "Crawls Around In Dirt".
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Oct 9, 2017 1:23:53 GMT -5
I only use raised beds, Earthboxes, and 5-gallon bucket SIPS, so all of my direct-seeded veggies are planted by hand. I have a little garden rocker seat to sit and scoot along the sides of raised bed or along the Earthbox rows while I plant - it's easier than bending or squatting.
Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and some other things I sow indoors and transplant into my Earthboxes. And when my indoor sowing fails, I'm not above picking up transplants at the big box store. (I have a small garden and for most veggies I only grow a few plants at a time.)
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