Posted by JDseller on May 31, 2011 at 21:34:06 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: Seed firmers posted by flying belgian on May 31, 2011 at 19:56:53:
The only way I have ever seen seed firmers give problems is if you run the planter units through mud. Dry soil of any type will not stick to the plastic they are made of. Like MSB I have used them for close to twenty years now. I actually like the Keetons the best. The Rebounder brand will drag seed more so than the Keetons. I also have been putting starter fertilizer down the back of my Keeton firmers for five years now.
Not every thing will work on every farm. I would not give up on them. They do help even out emergence by making the seed be in the bottom of the seed trench. On steeper side hill slopes they really will make a difference. Call Keeton and ask them if they have seen the problem.
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