Anyone Up for some high-impact gardening?

[C5rider]

Saw these and thought about dipping that green thumb into some Hoppes #9!

Seed-Slingin' Shotgun Shells!

 

[Ranger Roberts]

I guess I wouldn't be able to complain about helping my wife with the garden anymore! How would this work on rooftop gardens in the city?

 

[jlucke69]

I can see it now....Yes officer, that is the one who tried to break in, the one with flowers growing out of his @#$.

I apologize in advance, but could not help myself.

 

[threoh8]

Could give a whole new meaning to "Grapeshot".

 

[Sam1911]

PVZ is REAL!

 

[MtnCreek]

I know someone that really deserves some of these loaded with thistle and kudzu.

 

[Ironclad]

50 bucks for 4 of them seems a bit pricy, considering that they probably cost about a dime a piece to manufacture.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Hey! TRUE "flower power"!

Somehow, I think this isn't what the hippies had in mind...

 

[barnbwt]

Would this qualify as biological warfare?

I also don't see this going over well depending on what seeds are used (either they get smashed when fired, or state/EPA regulations prevent their interstate distribution on the grounds of invasive wildlife). Nifty idea, though, just like the seed-bearing business cards and whatnot


You mean like this?

TCB

 

[115grfmj]

Just a gimmick!

As a "Serious" Gardener.....I can tell you these absolutely won't work period.

 

[PJSprog]

Heard a story on the radio this morning about a company trying to market seed-bearing gift wrapping paper... bury it in your garden instead of a landfill.

Whatever.

 

[Trent]

This ... this must say "MADE FOR TRENT" on the package.

I'm an avid gardener.. and shooter...

(Even if they don't work it'd be fun)

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

This ... this must say "MADE FOR TRENT" on the package.

I'm an avid gardener.. and shooter...

(Even if they don't work it'd be fun)

Hey...you could plant seed, kill Moles, AND fertilize all at the same time! Just leave the Mole in place afterwards...

 

[Potatohead]

I can see it now....Yes officer, that is the one who tried to break in, the one with flowers growing out of his @#$.

I apologize in advance, but could not help myself.

That right there was funny!

 

[Trent]

Hey...you could plant seed, kill Moles, AND fertilize all at the same time! Just leave the Mole in place afterwards...

The PS90 is a world-class mole killer. Smash the tunnels down, sit on a lawn chair, and wait for them to pop back up. Rattle off 15-20 rounds at the mound as it moves... done and done.

My high school aged son also likes to help, except he uses a Japanese Katana. Takes a lot more skill than the PS90 rifle.



(My neighbor sits out on a lawn chair doing the same thing, except he uses a 44 magnum and it's MUCH louder than my PS90 rifle.)

 

[CWL]

I'm not convinced. Call me a skeptic on this one. I don't see any before & after pictures of any fields seeded by this method, just someone firing a SXS shotgun from the hip. Also, I would doubt that you would get a good spread of the seeds.

Price: $50 for 4 shells! In the interview, the inventor claimed a seeded field was "done with 142 shotgun shells." That's $1775 dollars, btw.

It'd be cheaper to roll your own or get a friend to do it for you.

 

[Trent]

Yeah I think I could do a mythbuster type thing on this in the spring.

I've got enough seeds, and shells, and a razor to cut the shells open with.

 

[Trent]

Also, I don't expect it to work for diddly.

And even if you set it up so it COULD work, it's not saving you any time.

Planting seeds isn't the hard part.

Working the damn soil is the hard part.

That's BACK breaking if you do it all by hand with no motors or electronics, like I do.

Breaking new soil is even harder. (I will get use a motor if I'm tilling up sod, I can't do it by hand.)

But.. Planting seeds? Crap that's the easy part.