Posted by LA in WI on April 26, 2009 at 19:36:56 from (71.98.24.199):
In Reply to: Planter Plates posted by teach on April 26, 2009 at 13:52:34:
Forget the 8 cell plates. Do not use them for sweet corn, use them for a wall decoration. Unless this planter is really ancient, you will need either 16 or 24 cell plates, depending on what the driver/driven sprockets are set for.
What plates were used in prior years? If you don't know you have to find out. Without that knowledge it will be difficult without an owner's manual in setting the planter for the correct cell count. (Planting without an owner's manual is really flying blind.)
And Gordo, I'm sorry but using a bean plate is not good for sweet corn because you will drop seeds too close together...sweet corn needs more spacing than beans do.
Go to a reputable farmer seed dealer and see if he can help you because he probably has a supply of plates that are never used anymore. I doubt if a "city seed dealer" (co-ops, etc.) will have any plates laying around.
Take some of this sweet corn seed with you when you see the dealer so he can help with sizing. He will probably supply you with plastic plates and that is fine. Pay him what he wants for them because this will be a bargain for you.
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