Ario,
Lookin' back at the pictures, I have a question... is the 3 wheeled machine some sort of planter?
Treefarmer
Ario,
Lookin' back at the pictures, I have a question... is the 3 wheeled machine some sort of planter?
Treefarmer
No, it's a trenching tool. Designed and build by myself. I made it to were you can set what ever depth you need. You can't really use a trenching/seeding tool because of the roots. They wouldn't let a seeder work correctly. For seeding, I took a 3.5 foot aluminum pole (adjust to your height) and attached a small coke bottle with the bottom cut off to the end. I walk along dragging the tube in the trench and dropping seed into the bottle. Works good.
Here's a closer look. I had to add lead weight to it to give it some weight. Being all aluminum, it was just too light. It's got two weights underneath and one on top.
By the way, if you would like to see more pics. of my lease. You can go to drthuntclub on Facebook.
Congratulations! That's a pretty neat little row maker! Sorta' reminds me of the little Earthway planter that we use in the garden sometimes. We lay off and fertilize the rows using the tractor planters, then for seeds like cukes, squash and okra we use the Earthway over the rows created by the tractor.
Treefarmer
Food plot update.
Well I had some success and some failures. First, plot no. 1 I already have bean pod growing. :clap
Plot no.2, complete failure!!!! I mean nothing. However, I added more lime and fertilizer and reseeded this plot with a mixture of seeds. (We will see what comes up)
Plots 3 & 4. Poor results. Again I reseeded these plots with different types of seeds a month and a half ago. (Clover, Turnips and Beans) I can say the results this time are very different and I am pleased.
I also broke ground and got plot no.5 done this last weekend. (Clover and Turnips)
Finally, I seeded four small micro plots along the main trail that cuts thru the middle of the track. These are small enough that I did them with a rake and spread the seed by hand.
Oh by the way, I also planted several money trees. (Seeds and small 6" plants) They where planted in two locations. Also along the main trail and at a location at the south side of the track where there are 3 or 4 Oak trees that have acorns already.
Beans and Turnips at plot no.3
New plot no.5 about 4 yds. wide & 60 yds. long.
