The Magic Seeder Makes Seed Sowing Simple
Hello, I have recently come across the following and thought it may be of some interest to the gardening community.
In 2001 West Country Nurseries in Cornwall were looking for a semi automatic seeder for their nursery. After much searching The Magic Seeder was found. After extensive trials The Magic Seeder Company Limited was formed to make the seeders available throughout Europe.
The offices for The Magic Seeder Company are situated on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. From these offices the seeders are supplied across the country.
The Magic Seeder is a new product to Irish horticulture. It is a simple to use and an extremely efficient hand held seeder. It will cope with seeds up to 2 mm in size. It is ideal for accurate sowing of seeds in plug trays, pots or seed trays. The Magic Seeder is used by the Royal Horticultural Society.
The Magic Seeder has been designed and tested over many years with accolades and awards from many sources including the Royal Horticultural Society. The design may appear simple but the manufacture relies on very stringent quality controls of all components in particular the plunger which dispenses the seeds. If this plunger specification is not strictly adhered to during manufacture then the feed mechanism will be adversely affected the consequence of which would be to dispense with too many seeds at a time or none at all, this being contrary to the function of the seeder.
We are aware of imitations being manufactured abroad, in particular China, and using the name Magic Seeder. These products have been examined by our quality control department and, in our opinion, are totally unacceptable.
We would advise potential customers to determine whether the product being sold is produced by our UK company with our trade name “Magic Seeder” on the packaging. Should an imitation seeder be purchased using our name then the company that you purchased it from may deny any responsibility for it’s quality or function. If you do happen to come across any imitations ‘The Magic Seeder Company’ would like to be informed.
In 2004 The Magic Seeder won the award for the best new retail product at the South West Regional Growers Show in Exeter.
The following year the seeder was re-designed and manufacture moved to the UK.
There are now two versions of The Magic Seeder.
The original version has a round body with a screw on cap. This version is imported, the new version has a square body making it easier to grip. It also has a clip on top. This is now made in the UK to prevent counterfeiting.
