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“Dimple Board” Quickly Plants Seedlings In Trays
Rick Plunkett came up with a fast way to start seedlings in plant trays filled with soil by making what he calls a “dimple board”. It consists of 36 wooden pegs set in rows and screwed to a sheet of Lexan.
The user simply grabs a pair of handles on top and presses the dimple board down onto the tray, with the
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“Dimple Board” Quickly Plants Seedlings In Trays CROPS New Techniques Rick Plunkett came up with a fast way to start seedlings in plant trays filled with soil by making what he calls a “dimple board” It consists of 36 wooden pegs set in rows and screwed to a sheet of Lexan The user simply grabs a pair of handles on top and presses the dimple board down onto the tray with the pegs forming a hole in the soil in each cell “I came up with the idea when I stopped by a local greenhouse and saw them using a stick to make holes in a plant tray one at a time as they planted seedlings I thought there had to be a better way ” says Plunkett To make the pegs he cut wooden dowels down to 1 1/2 in and sharpened them at one end Then he cut a sheet of 1/4-in thick Lexan the same size as a standard plant tray and marked the center of each cell on it He drilled holes into the Lexan and then screwed the pegs into them He also screwed 2-in deep guides onto 3 sides of the Lexan to keep the dimple board perfectly centered on the tray Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Rick Plunkett 577 Campbells Ferry Ln Albany Ky 42602 ph 859 472-9367; replunkett577@gmail com
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