songbird wrote:
i've found it is much easier to get some
rows planted from on high (without having to
bend to drop seeds) if i use a hollow tube
to drop the seeds down. also use it to space
them out by sliding it along a few inches at
a time.

now i'm looking into getting a longer one
as the one i'm using now is only a few feet
long. one four feet long would be nice as
then i could plant rows i can't reach into
as easily, plus not as much bending.

a 1x1 with a routered grove in it and
then covered by a thin slat would also work
if you didn't care about round and light.

pvc tubing is probably quite easy. bamboo
looks nicer, but i think it's hard to get all
the nodes cut through for the seeds to drop.

small funnel or flare at the top is also a
help for those with hands that don't quite hit
the end of the tube as easily.


songbird

I would suggest polymer conduit for electrical wiring, you can pick up bits
around any building site or at the dump. Even if it is too short provided
one bit has a flared end they can be easily joined. To buy you would
probably have to get a 6m length, you could cut them into 1.2m lengths and
sell them at farmer's markets as organic recycled green save the planet
tubes.

David