Patent ID: 7444948

Claim:
A sea oats planter, comprising: a. a frame configured to be moved across a planting area; b. a plurality of plows coupled to said frame configured to dig a furrow into said planting area; c. a release tube affixed to said frame and located behind each said plow for delivering a sea oats plant into said furrow, each said tube including a rearward facing open section at their lower ends thereof so that each sea oat plant may be released into said furrow without damaging the plant tops; d. at least one grate positioned adjacent to each said tube and adapted to siphon soil back into said furrow evacuated by said plow; e. a release bar intersecting each said tube for periodically releasing said sea oat plants down through said tubes and into said furrow; and, f. a calibrator mechanism for actuating said release bar at pre-selected intervals.