Based upon your experience using the Earthway seeder, what is the smallest size of garden that is practical for this tool?
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This is certainly capable of planting any size garden. I have planted beets with it and other small seeds. It has no trouble scooping up the very last seed in the hopper. You may wonder if it is worth the price for a very small garden. That is up to you. I have had one for thirty years. It was well worth the cost. It plants more accurately than you can do it manually. And, it saves your back. My brother has used it to plant an acre of corn for his livestock.
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One thing for sure, you can't take an average seed package on 10 -15 seeds and use this to plant them. It would take at least that much to get it to start picking them up in the bin. I'd say this is for medium to large gardens. I bought it because I'll be seeding in about 1500 corn plants in a 30 by 50 plot.
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That's a bit like asking how long should a table leg be. An acre? 300 sq feet?
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The idea behind this is to cover a lot of ground and avoid the back breaking hand seeding. My plot is 30 x 45. It is definitely not designed for the small seed packets, this is intended for bulk seed.
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It really depends on how much time you want to spend planting seeds, my first use was planting 6 rows of sweet corn about 30' long. Probably took me less then 10 minutes to plant so to me it was worth it for even that small amount. I plan to increase the garden size and with this product that isn't going to be a problem.
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I agree with the others this unit is too small,I bought mine for a small spreader mounted on 4 wheeler
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Hello Kdjsj5,There is really no minimum, but I would recommend under the frost line. Maybe about a foot or so.Thank you for your question.Sincerely,Taylor W.VIVO
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I think just like any other machine, as long as you are careful when getting close to the plant base. I used it in my vegetable garden. It is nice and small so it fits in smaller places than other cultivators.
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I have two of these, and if I remember correctly, I bought a yard of soil (cheaper than many bags of soil from Lowes) and it filled them both and I had a full wheelbarrow left. So, ha;f a yard of soil should be plenty. I would recommend a mix if you are in an area where the topsoil is high in clay, or it can pack down when you have a raised bed type planting. Any other questions feel free to ask, I have lots of raised rock beds/these/and other root pouch containers !!
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I planted in a small planter, about 1 1/2 foot wide. Then replanted to a large full sized planter.
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I used one with great results and I own 3+ acres. Just place one trao away from your 800 sq foot garden as so you don't attract beetles to your garden. One will work but you can use two.
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I would not use it directly on a vegetable garden, but it can used around the periphery of the garden , no closer than 24 inches.
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I used this drill to plant several hundred tulips in a short time. I dug as deep a 12 inches, but it was nice fluffy garden soil.
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it tills as deep as the length of the tines which is about four inches. once tilled, you can go more deeper as the soil will be loose. i think i did go about 6"-8" deep. i basically bought this for my vegetable garden. first i tilled the old soil and then mixed it with soil compost and mixed with the old soil using this tool. i have this tool since two years now. it works great. you have to take care of the battery when not in use.
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We planted short carrots and corn in this, along with other vegetables, such as peas, tomatoes, etc. which all did really well. We also use a weed barrier below the dirt, so the roots won't have a chance to grow through. Because of that, I would recommend short or baby carrots. If you have cultivated the soil below the planter so the carrots can extend lower, it should be ok to use standard carrots.
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My seeder has been pretty free with seed and hard to adjust. It is good for putting out bigger seeds at a high rate (oats or wheat at 100 lbs / acre). If I were putting out tiny seeds like clover or lespedeza, I would mix the seeds with something else (fertilizer, large seeds, even sand) to spread them out more.Also, this is a drop seeder, not a broadcast seeder. The seeds fall directly under the tool so you have to drive over every bit of the area to get full coverage.
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You'll have plenty in one purchase for that. I do 8" rounds for people and chickens and still have half a bag after several uses. The seed and roots spread out quite a bit, I use a heaping table spoon for the 8"round and by the time the sprouts are four inches tall the roots are an inch high in the container and everything is so green, you'll wish your lawn looked that good.
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This is a great little electric tiller. It is not going to do the job of a full size heavy tiller, like breaking new ground in hard pan soil, but it does a fine job on established beds. I use mine on a small 5' x 20' patch, as well as a larger 25' x 50' garden. A bit too light for hard ground, but just right for light work.
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I just spread both Bermuda seed (very small seed size) and Bahia seed (a little larger), but I was concerned that the Brinly would not do as even a job as my small hand held spreader. The Brinly is perfect for all forms of granular fertilizer, so it might work just as well for small seed. It is a cascading unit, with an approximate 5' total spread width....maybe 6'. I use settings 4 to 5 for fertilizer, so setting it at 1 or 2 should work fine for seed, but I just wanted a little more control on spreading the seed.If I had been planting more than a couple acres of seed, I would have definitely used the Brinly. I just spread both Bermuda seed (very small seed size) and Bahia seed (a little larger), but I was concerned that the Brinly would not do as even a job as my small hand held spreader. The Brinly is perfect for all forms of granular fertilizer, so it might work just as well for small seed. It is a cascading unit, with an approximate 5' total spread width....maybe 6'. I use settings 4 to 5 for fertilizer, so setting it at 1 or 2 should work fine for seed, but I just wanted a little more control on spreading the seed.If I had been planting more than a couple acres of seed, I would have... » Read More I just spread both Bermuda seed (very small seed size) and Bahia seed (a little larger), but I was concerned that the Brinly would not do as even a job as my small hand held spreader. The Brinly is perfect for all forms of granular fertilizer, so it might work just as well for small seed. It is a cascading unit, with an approximate 5' total spread width....maybe 6'. I use settings 4 to 5 for fertilizer, so setting it at 1 or 2 should work fine for seed, but I just wanted a little more control on spreading the seed.If I had been planting more than a couple acres of seed, I would have definitely used the Brinly. « Show Less
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Soil composition moisture content, and your level of persistance will determine the ultimate answer. I have used mine for small flower beds, but would want a larger machine for a main vegitable garden. With all fairness, our area has only about one inch of top soil, with the rest being hard pan clay! Hope this helps.This is basically a very good cultivator rather than a main tiller.
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There were loose rocks in my soil but they were less than 2" in diameter. The tiller works fine with those loose rocks. Remember, the rocks in my soil were loose, not compacted or tightly bunch together.