hatfield plug transplanter?

biscgolf · April 10, 2011

has anyone tried the hatfield transplanter for plugs that johnny's markets? i am a small commercial grower and am interested in saving myself a good bit of stooping/bending to get my plugs in the ground but can't justify the cost of a tractor-attached model as of now... the hand-held version appears it may suit my needs but i hate buying things basically sight unseen... any other ideas for planting plugs while walking upright are more than welcome as well...

GaryStPaul · April 11, 2011

Biscgolf, here's a video that may make the product less "sight unseen." Might work for your purposes. Looks kinda cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yiWS9EhHYY

Good luck. Gary

danwigz · April 19, 2011

Hey, that's kinda cool. Found another video that shows a little more detail about what is actually happening, and how someone works it alone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XQK...eature=related
If I had a lot of planting to do I think I'd definitely invest in one of these.

Danwigz

biscgolf · April 19, 2011

yep, i'm sold with about 2000 plugs to plant pretty soon... will report back on how it works in a couple of weeks...

April 10, 2011	#1
biscgolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 353	hatfield plug transplanter? has anyone tried the hatfield transplanter for plugs that johnny's markets? i am a small commercial grower and am interested in saving myself a good bit of stooping/bending to get my plugs in the ground but can't justify the cost of a tractor-attached model as of now... the hand-held version appears it may suit my needs but i hate buying things basically sight unseen... any other ideas for planting plugs while walking upright are more than welcome as well...

April 19, 2011	#4
biscgolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 353	yep, i'm sold with about 2000 plugs to plant pretty soon... will report back on how it works in a couple of weeks... Last edited by biscgolf; April 19, 2011 at 01:40 PM. Reason: poor grammar

April 11, 2011	#2
GaryStPaul Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St Paul, MN Posts: 158	Biscgolf, here's a video that may make the product less "sight unseen." Might work for your purposes. Looks kinda cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yiWS9EhHYY Good luck. Gary

April 19, 2011	#3
danwigz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 150	Hey, that's kinda cool. Found another video that shows a little more detail about what is actually happening, and how someone works it alone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XQK...eature=related If I had a lot of planting to do I think I'd definitely invest in one of these. Danwigz