Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Ellendra

SWEET !!! The debugging stuff I was running around in My cranial container was down the Tube with the different sized Seeds and the Backfilling. I have a new piece of 1” Schedule 40 PVC that’s already paid for leftover from another project.

Have You tried a cotton ball for the tiny seed.


76 posted on 05/14/2022 6:55:33 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of parCongress !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 69 | View Replies ]


To: mabarker1

I haven’t tried a cotton ball. I’m not sure that would have enough weight to it.

The main reason small seeds need added weight is because the tube develops enough of a static charge that the small seeds end up sticking to it instead of sliding down. There are ways to reduce the static, but the simplest fix is to package the seeds in a way that makes them heavy enough to overcome the cling.

It’s not a problem with, say, squash or bean seeds. But it’s definitely a problem with tomato or carrot seeds!


81 posted on 05/14/2022 7:50:23 PM PDT by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 76 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson