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After working with it for less than a week I can see new opportunities already. It's going to change the way we put in lawns, do spot seeding and generally run any seeding work.
I bought a jug of "slicky sticky". The stuff is pretty cool. I haven't tried not using it, so I don't know any different. I got a couple of the crystals wet on the top of the machine and it was weird when I touch them, the goo stuck to my fingers and stretched like glue, but when I rubbed my fingers they were very slick.
I was told by Kevin at Firelands Supply (Norwalk, OH) where I bought the seeder and materials that I didn't need to put in as much Slicky Sticky as the manufacturer recommended since the Conwed mulch already has a tackifier in it. Today when I looked at a job I shot yesterday the mulch was holding the topsoil in place. It was a little on the dry side on top and looked/felt firm. Underneath it was still a little moist.
I'm crossing my fingers that pre-germinating works. I'm wondering if mixing or stirring the batch of pregerminated seed would make a difference or if just sticking seed in a bucket of water is sufficient.
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