PRARIEOUTLAW
New User
This is my first post here so please forgive me if I'm in the wrong area with this question.
I bought an old IH planter a while back that had been modified to be a one row planter. From the research I have done I am fairly sure it is an IH 186 with the hill drop unit and the disk opener.
I'm basing this from messicks (sp.??) and other parts catalogs I've found.
I'm having trouble figuring out what plates to use to plant different things. I've used it to plant corn with the one plate that came with it and it did very well. Spacing was about perfect and had almost no skips at all. However I know this plate will over plant small seeds like okra.
What I'm wanting to plant is okra but not finding any suggestions on plates. I was thinking that sorghum plates might give me something to start with but not sure.
Also, from looking at the Lustran plates it seems the numbers on the plates indicate seed size and maybe distance between holes in the plates. Anyone see any resemblance in that?
I'm not planning on planting commercially so probably can't get much help fro seed suppliers.
Any suggestions as to where to start would be awesome. I know it could be somewhat of a trail and error thing but a starting point would be great. Thanks in advance.
I bought an old IH planter a while back that had been modified to be a one row planter. From the research I have done I am fairly sure it is an IH 186 with the hill drop unit and the disk opener.
I'm basing this from messicks (sp.??) and other parts catalogs I've found.
I'm having trouble figuring out what plates to use to plant different things. I've used it to plant corn with the one plate that came with it and it did very well. Spacing was about perfect and had almost no skips at all. However I know this plate will over plant small seeds like okra.
What I'm wanting to plant is okra but not finding any suggestions on plates. I was thinking that sorghum plates might give me something to start with but not sure.
Also, from looking at the Lustran plates it seems the numbers on the plates indicate seed size and maybe distance between holes in the plates. Anyone see any resemblance in that?
I'm not planning on planting commercially so probably can't get much help fro seed suppliers.
Any suggestions as to where to start would be awesome. I know it could be somewhat of a trail and error thing but a starting point would be great. Thanks in advance.