I hope I am not reprodicing a thread here. I'm trying to decide on a combo of Cole planters or a Covington planter pluss. I've got some pretty stone soil, I don't have a single rock on my soil, they're all married with children. So I've ruled out the Jang. I've ruled out the 71--for lack of a fert. hopper. I want to have the largest possable selection of seed size so I've come to the following cross roads; the Covington TP-46 with Cotton Dropping attachment and Veg. Drill attachment or the Cole 12MX and the Cole planter Jr. Either way it's about the same price best as I can tell.
I like the Cole set up because it "floats"; I don't think that Covington does that. It also has covers for both the seed hopper and the fert. hopper. Our weather up here is rather unpredictable and changeable. If you don't like it, wait five minutes. I like that both the hoppers are covered in case of a sudden rain. What I don't like about the Cole is that I have to buy two separate units; the 12MX and the Jr., in order to plant form corn, pumpkins and beans to lettuce and arugula (not that I want to plant arugula, but hay, just as an example). And the Jr. does not have a fert. hopper. So I have to add a fert. hopper or fertilize separately.
I like the Covington because it's an all in one deal (more or less). Kinda like printer, fax, scanner. That's about it. I get the Covington with the cotton dropper and the veg. drill and I can plant an extremely broad range of seed with one unit. Also, I can fertilize top to bottom. No need to add a fert. hopper or fertilize separately for smaller seeds.
I just can't make up my mind. Any comments would be appreciated. Are there alternatives?
I like the Cole set up because it "floats"; I don't think that Covington does that. It also has covers for both the seed hopper and the fert. hopper. Our weather up here is rather unpredictable and changeable. If you don't like it, wait five minutes. I like that both the hoppers are covered in case of a sudden rain. What I don't like about the Cole is that I have to buy two separate units; the 12MX and the Jr., in order to plant form corn, pumpkins and beans to lettuce and arugula (not that I want to plant arugula, but hay, just as an example). And the Jr. does not have a fert. hopper. So I have to add a fert. hopper or fertilize separately.
I like the Covington because it's an all in one deal (more or less). Kinda like printer, fax, scanner. That's about it. I get the Covington with the cotton dropper and the veg. drill and I can plant an extremely broad range of seed with one unit. Also, I can fertilize top to bottom. No need to add a fert. hopper or fertilize separately for smaller seeds.
I just can't make up my mind. Any comments would be appreciated. Are there alternatives?