Apparatus and method for spot planting seedlings

Details Apparatus and method for spot planting seedlings Apparatus and method for spot planting seedlings

1982-07-12

1984-07-17

Feyrer, James R.

Planting

Drilling and broadcasting

Main and auxiliary frame machines

111 89, A01C 1102

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044599242

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for spot planting seedlings in which planting instrumentalities intermittently engage ground and plant seedlings at spaced spots. The planting instrumentalities include a site preparation pulverizer, seedling insertion dibble plates, and an impacting packer head for compressing soil. Mechanism is provided for sequentially actuating the various planting instrumentalities and for reducing to zero the relative traversing velocity between the planting instrumentalities and a spot of ground engaged thereby.

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