I made a homemade seed spacer for my corn.

The reason?

I got a really nifty variety of green dent corn from the USDA to try out.

Green kernels – how cool is that?

100 seeds just hit the ground last week. Should be popping up soon.

The next question is, of course, “David the Good… how is it you made such nifty rows?”

American ingenuity, my friend. American ingenuity. Here’s my DIY seed spacer:

A DIY seed spacer saves serious time

I made this seed planter/spacer a couple years ago. The little rounded dowel pegs on the bottom are exactly 6″ apart. The pegs on the very ends are 3″ from the edge of the planter. Line it up, kick it with your foot, and boom! Nice neat holes for your corn, beans or whatever.

Making it took about a half-hour – and this seed spacer has already paid for itself.

Time well spent.

I’ll let you know how this corn does. I’m trying multiple varieties of grain corn this year to see what does well here in Florida.