Soil Block Maker - New and Improved 

Excellent video! To the point, simple, clear explanations, no unnecessary fluff and effective. Thank you, and subscribing now!

Terrific idea! Who in the world are the 12 who don't like it? Shame on them! :) You really did do a greatjob...Thank you.

awesome!! I am in South Korea teaching... I have been looking for a hand held soil blocker when I came across an article on making one ... then searched and found your vid.. thanks soooo much ... this will cost a lot less and seems easy to make

That's a great little soil plug maker! Cheers!

Very Very Nice 👍

Awesome! thanks for sharing👍🏼

This was great! Thanks for sharing.

Very good 👍

I like the updates to your previous soil block maker. :)

A very nice design, thank you.

Ya these are so good i caught the bug to lol i even tried my plastic sowing thread holder. I get 25 hole's for seeds that need to be 1/2 to 1 inch deep. I didn't change or build anything. Just packed the dirt ready hard then turn it over and hit the bottom. Packing dirt REALLY had is the key to it holding together. Now I'm not sure about separating the plant's I'll find out at Tran's plant time. I have a hunch the single cell will be better for roots not being disturbed with Tran's planting. Thank you this puts the fun back into a large garden indoor seed starting. Plus saves a lot of money. These things let us sale starter plants with out pots at the market. They have a professional look and much better Tran's planting results because the roots are not disturb like taking out of a pot does.

Great idea. Thanks for sharing. I'll definitely try to make one. Thanks for the Version 2.0. It's great to tinker to success! There is another video out here that suggests building a good mix from scratch that is supposed to work well. I bought the supplies and I'm going to make a batch of it too. Again thanks for sharing.

Great block maker! You could make a capo! That came to mind because at first glance, it looked like my wooden dulcimer capo that Joe Collins made. 👍

Thank you for educating me.

Great idea! We will have to try this for our fall garden (already have plans for our spring garden).

Best I've seen. Thanks

I wish I could have given you more then just one thumbs up thank your this was great

Brilliant !

After seeing your 1 video, I put a peg in mine. Made several sizes, so I can drop the seedling into the next size.

wow what a way to save on so much soil for a beginner im a newbe learning alot along the way thanks for sharing :)

GreAT Idea!

Thank a lot that's very helpful. Keep going with other project

Brilliant

Nice tool. I will build it. Greetings from Austria

Thanks for the video! I noticed that commercial block makers are square. If you have some 2" aluminum square tubing that would probably work too. Also instead of a nut at the end use a t-nut with its flange removed. It makes a cleaner indentation.

This is great! Thank you very much. Had hubby watch this and he is making me one as I type this. :O)

Helpful. Thanks

I like it thanks have to steal this one

Nice Video

Thanks to people on you tube showing this i tried to make some & it works great. My best one is a chunk of old pluming pipe with a hand lotion tube with a scew in the lid of the lotion bottle for a seed hole. Lol ya it looks like hillbilly junk but works so good and fast i made allot put them on a turkey platter. I just drizzle a tab of water between the rows and they drink it up. I don't leave standing water in the platter. after a few times i got better at knowing just a tab of water. Now im watching if it's once a week or twice a week water lol its not an every day water, these things hold water good and the right amount to not hurt the seed. I'm having better luck with these then i did with the buy it kinds.

One improvement will be stainless steel parts. Don't want it to rust. Nice little device.

We have a garden up here, and I am going to give this a try. I wonder if making the top handle a bit bigger would make it easier to use.. just a thought.. Nice additional comments about the misting until roots show.. I think we overwater our seedlings..

Awesome improvements!!!

have to add another comment ... a few years back i went and tried my hand at doing peppers it was expensive for the little piles of soil i should say the kit i bought from lowes ? anyway what a difference for some reason im really grasping all the info and i am very happy things are working out but i have to tell you the kit for the peppers just never grew and for some odd reason i now Not killing plants or seeds lol im actually getting great results i have peppers tomatoes roses etc and im in the process of trying out a lemon tree but have been looking for ways to cut costs and having a handy little tool like that i certainly will appreciate i am handy at making things like that great thanks again !!

How do the soil blocks hold up after being planted? Do they fall apart as they get watered and some time passes?

I need one

I wonder if you could use a small spam can or square out a green beans can for rectangular or square blocks? Would be fun to try! :)

Can you make me one? lol I have none of those tools! very cool!

You, my friend, are a DIY genius. Just found your channel and my list is already about 12 projects long. Thanks for nothing. :)

🙂

Looks great but can you water the bottom in the tray without the soil breaking apart?

Is the piece of redwood fence board you used 1/2” thick or 3/4” thick? Seems like that would be important to know since you have specified that the pvc pipe should be a certain length of 2.3”. Otherwise without knowing that as well as the thickness of the piece of plastic end piece the final length of the soil block might not match what you are making here. Excellent design..getting ready to make several for myself and friends…thanks very much!

Please explain how a 2 1/8 (cut outs) fit into a 2" pvc?

it's now 2018 do you still use the soil blocks for your seeds

How do soil blocks hold up in heavy rain?

How does this hold up?

which works better, these or newspaper ones, being less compacted soil? also how do I grow desert plants in the deep south.. greenhouse? dope video, thank you

Looks great. The video is from 2015 and we are now in 2017. Are you still using it? Any changes that you have made to it?

Correction …2.3” pvc pipe

will you be selling any of these

bro put a spring on the back side for the reset

Won't the soil /compost crumble when you water them ?

Is there a way to make a multiple soil block maker? It'll take forever if there are lots of seeds to start!

Hi I am Anthony from South Africa Western Cape. I like your soil Block maker. Can you please give me the measurements in mm thank you

When you water the seeds, does the soil wash away since it doesn't have any sides to hold the soil in? Great invention.

Well…3.5”😂😂

how about if you study material science and upcycle a soda bottle cut about 5 rounds and glue them to the plunger it will clean the push pull cycle and use the capto make like a T - V like a garden weeding tool but miniature that will break the surface for the seed reduce the moisture as it only needs compaction to hold the shape of the grow module concept TA DA jiggle them marbles around a little and ask the lord for answer that were i get most of if not all my answers it may not go according to my plan or plans but it does by his for sure amen amen?

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