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How to make a do-it-yourself garlic seeder
Garlic is a common crop for growing in the country or in the garden. He is not whimsical, usually gives a good harvest. It's simple if one small garden is allocated for the vegetable. For large areas, a garlic planter is indispensable.
What is a garlic planter
Sowing any crop in your garden requires a responsible approach. The final result - the harvest - largely depends on how this happens. At first glance it seems that planting garlic is a completely simple task, it is only necessary at a certain distance from each other, it is desirable to place its teeth in a straight line in the ground.
But if the summer resident decided sow garlic in spring from bulbs, to do this is already difficult, because they are much smaller. Therefore, for large summer cottages or farms, it is worth purchasing a seeder.
This agricultural machine is a great helper in your work. It will facilitate manual labor, save time and improve the quality of seeding, as it evenly distributes the cloves over the area.
Principle of operation
The main task of all tools and technical devices for a summer cottage or garden is to facilitate the manual labor of the summer resident. The device of the planter for garlic is thought out so that it is convenient and easy to use. The backbone of the product is a frame to which the iron body and components are attached:
- Star;
- Chain;
- Reducer;
- Container.
The seeder is equipped with special iron discs that evenly distribute the garlic cloves in one layer. Depending on the model chosen, the technique can be equipped with one or two wheels.
On the upper part of the equipment there is a special container for planting seed. The coulter makes a furrow to the depth 15-20 centimeters. Immediately, the cloves of garlic are captured from the container and evenly immersed in the ground. Some planters are equipped with a water tank, with the help of which the seeds are simultaneously watered.
Tasks that the seeder must cope with:
- Provide level, equidistant ranks;
- Even distribution of the teeth, without the formation of voids or places of dense sowing;
- To maintain the correct seeding depth.
Benefits of using a homemade garlic planter
A home-made home-made seeder has the following advantages in comparison with similar, but purchased in a store, equipment:
- Cheapness... It is possible that the summer resident already has some of the necessary spare parts, and the purchase of additional parts will not be expensive. Moreover, in self-made units, you can always replace a more expensive spare part with a cheaper one;
- Convenience... Homemade equipment can always be equipped with any practical devices. In this case, it can be one or more containers for placing cloves, a container for irrigation, and the like;
- Versatility... This design can be used not only for planting garlic, but also for planting other crops.To do this, you just need to make several removable containers for seed placement with different holes.
Planter models
Every year, new models of planters appear on the agricultural machinery market. These can be units, both for large farms, and small structures for small summer cottages.
Consider the most popular models among farmers:
To the walk-behind tractor
Motoblocks are an irreplaceable technique widely used in agriculture. As a basis for a planter, you can choose a walk-behind tractor of any domestic manufacturer: Ray, Oka, Bison and others. The advantages of such a seeder are ease of use, since no additional manual labor is required. The disadvantages include the need to purchase fuel for the walk-behind tractor.
Manual
This garlic planting machine is easier to operate. The gardener will require manual adjustment, transportation to the site and the use of effort to move the equipment during the sowing process. The advantages include efficiency, since there is no need to spend money on fuel. The disadvantages are large time and power costs, compared to a seeder for a walk-behind tractor.
Four-row
The peculiarity of this device is the precise planting of garlic cloves in 4 rows. The advantages of technology include ease of use and the ability to use on any soil.
How to make a do-it-yourself garlic planter
For a person at least a little familiar with the device of technology the process of making a manual garlic planter will not be difficult. Moreover, usually in the home garage there are all the necessary spare parts and parts. Therefore, this technique will not be very expensive.
Before getting down to work, you need to understand what tasks the seeder should perform and draw a few working drawings. Then it will be determined with the availability of the necessary parts, purchase all the necessary ones and proceed directly to the manufacturing process.
To create a manual seeder, you need the following parts and mechanisms:
- Capacity, in which the prepared garlic cloves will be located;
- Rotating shaft;
- Special brushes, which will be attached to the shaft to capture the cloves of garlic and ensure their uniform distribution in the ground;
- Wheel (or two, depending on which drawing the selection was made);
- Coulter, to obtain a furrow of the required depth and width;
- Pens, for which the structure will be held, and directed in the right direction.
To ensure an even fit, the container for the cloves must be equipped with a double bottom. A movable plate is inserted into it, in which a hole is made that coincides in diameter with the incoming and outgoing holes. The seed flow is regulated by means of the plate.
Each summer resident independently selects the most convenient equipment for work. If garlic is not grown on an industrial scale, on a huge territory, then the best choice is a hand planter, or a do-it-yourself seeder. It is easy to operate, economical and versatile.
