Things You'll Need
1-inch PVC pipe
Marker
Hacksaw
Scissors
2-liter plastic bottle
Duct tape
Planting your garden with corn can be a long and arduous process without the proper tools. Tractors and commercial corn planters are the quickest methods of planting, but a homemade corn planter offers a much cheaper option. You can create a simple corn planter that prevents you from bending over every time you want to plant a new seed. With this planter, you can hold a handful of corn seeds in one hand while digging divots and planting seeds with the other.
Construction
Step 1
Stand a length of 1-inch PVC pipe on the ground in front of you.
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Step 2
Measure from the ground up to chest height on the PVC pipe and make a black line with a marker.
Step 3
Cut the PVC pipe at the black marker line using a hacksaw.
Step 4
Cut off one end of the PVC pipe at a 45-degree angle.
Step 5
Cut the top 3 inches off of a plastic 2-liter bottle.
Step 6
Place the pouring end of the plastic 2-liter bottle on top of the straight end of the PVC pipe.
Step 7
Tape the homemade 2-liter bottle funnel securely to the straight end of the PVC pipe using a generous amount of duct tape.
Use
Step 1
Place the angled tip of the corn planter into the soil in front of you and press against the pointed portion of the PVC pipe with your foot to create a small divot in the ground.
Step 2
Drop a few seeds into the plastic bottle funnel and allow them to fall down the PVC pipe into the hole you created.
Step 3
Pull the corn seed planter away from the hole where the seeds were deposited.
Step 4
Cover the hole with soil from the edge of the divot using your feet.
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