Does anybody use a Planet Jr 300-A garden planter?

[FarmboyBill]

Can you read the brass planting instructions on the back? I cant at 67yrs old.
Also, Where does the rod/bolt go to that holds the planter box down against the part it sits on?
Where the rod for the measurer is, is a hook on either side of the rod, made into the casting. What are they for?

[calliemoonbeam]

Can you download PDF files Bill? It's not very big, just 3.69 MB. This assembly manual came up when I put in that info. I can't begin to tell you how to do it, but maybe you can read this one, and you can enlarge it if you need to.

http://www.coleplanter.com/Assets/Pl...Jrmanual09.pdf

[FarmboyBill]

I called a Cole Planter dealer, and he gave me that one. Its from a different Planet Jr copy, IF it is a copy of any Planet Jr planter. Thanks. This one has 6 plates where mine has four, and it dosent give a plate to vegetable chart.

[sisterpine]

I would imagine most of these things are very very similar. I had forgotten they existed and now that I know I found one at rural king and am putting it on my Christmas list, so , many thanks! sis

[FarmboyBill]

And what EXACTLY did you find??

[FarmboyBill]

Mine takes 4 planter plates, of which I only have #1. This and the other plates have sized holes that are numbered, and those holes and number correspond with a certain vegetable seed on a chart I have on the lid of my planter box but cannot read as it is so small. The one the Cole dealer sent me, takes 6 plates. Being more plates, I might assume that the holes are differently sized, and numbered, IF they fit MY planter at all. I intend to buy the other 3 plates on E bay this week.
Since I don't know where there is another Planet Jr A-300, or another Planet Jr of any model to look at and see the answer to my questions, Im still lost to the answer to them.

[sisterpine]

Rural King is like a Tractor Supply or Quality Supply, is farm and ranch stuff. They had a little seed planter for a good price with good reviews and all the changeable plates for different sized seeds. Earthway Precision Walk Behind Garden Seeder 1001B 066570011

[FarmboyBill]

Had one of those. Didn't like it. I bought one from TSC this spring. Has bigger dia wheels, and maybe a inch wider too. Not to sure I like it either. I don't as far as the fert attachment goes.

[FarmboyBill]

Paid $100 for mine.

[Rustaholic]

I got my Earthway with a full set of plates and a manual off eBay for $29 and $19.50 shipping.
The Earthway seeders are known for dropping more seeds than you want them to but I belong to a SPIN farming group and a lot of us use the Earthway with a slight modification one of our members came up with. It was just a washer placed to push the plates closer together.

[FarmboyBill]

If youll look at my Panzer pics youll see the planter I bought.

[sisterpine]

Now I am all "re" excited about spring planting!

[Rustaholic]

Originally Posted by sisterpine

Now I am all "re" excited about spring planting!

Me too.
I already have all of my seeds.