Patent ID: 8347797

Claim:
A seed planting device comprising: (a) a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a handle disposed on the first end; (b) a base attached to the second end of the shaft; (c) a spike removably attached to a bottom surface of the base, the spike being for driving into a ground area so as to aerate soil, wherein a measurement is etched on the spike for indicating how far into the ground area the spike is driven; (d) a seed tube attached to an outer surface of the shaft via an attachment means, wherein a removable cap is attached to the top end of seed tube and seeds are housed in an inner cavity of the seed tube, the seeds are dispensed from the inner cavity via a hole disposed in a second end of the seed tube that fluidly connects to multiple tubes that traverses the base via multiple channels; and (e) a valve disposed at the second end of the seed tube moveable between an open position and a closed position for respectively allowing and preventing seeds from being dispensed from the seed tube.