If you are planting quantity, They a great job of once over planting. Most models a vertical plate planters Which will skip when the hopper is close to empty. This is an old Esmay, from 1970. In the past I have planted 5 lbs of butter beans 5 lbs od bush beans, 10 lbs of cowpeas, 3 lbs of English peas and 5 lbs of corn. I have on occasion used to plant rutabagas (ounce at the time) .I would not recommend for packet amounts. Seed plates are available for just about every crop but just not worth it for small amounts, I have cut way back in my old age, but I still use it, Does a better job than opening a furrow with a wheel hoe, dropping seed, and then covering with the wheel hoe. Uniform depth and spacing.
