Ecological restoration is easier with a Seed Stripper from Prairie Habitats

Developed for use in rugged terrain and ecologically sensitive areas, Prairie Habitats' Hand Held Seed Strippers (HHSS) let you harvest the seeds you need, with little environmental impact. Weighing only 15 lbs (7 kg) and carried on a shoulder harness, they are light and easy to use. Powered by a low maintenance, fuel efficient 2 cycle gas engine, they are portable, durable and trouble free.

Three different 18 inch (45 cm) wide interchangeable stripper heads (reels) allow harvest from a wide variety of species. The heavy duty "ripper" head (shown here) shatters large, coarse seed heads, while the light duty reels comb loose seeds off grasses and other plants.

Our seed strippers pay for themselves! Compare the cost of a Prairie Habitats HHSS with buying native seeds commercially. Get the volumes of seed and the species diversity you need for ecological restoration projects.

Harvest seeds quickly and efficiently from nurseries or other small plots, too. Still picking wildflower, herbal or medicinal plant seeds by hand? Increase you efficiency with a Prairie Habitats HHSS.

Hand Held Seed Strippers from Prairie Habitats:

• Harvest a wide variety of grass, wildflower, legume, herb, forage, shrub and wetland seeds from the wild.
  
  
• Harvest nursery plots of wildflowers, grasses, herbs or medicinal plants. Collect entire plots quickly and efficiently.
  
  
• Custom designed for efficient collection of local ecotype seed, important for ecological restoration. Collect 50% to 85% of the seed in one pass.
  
  
• Comes with 3-45 cm (18 in) wide stripper reels - light, medium & heavy duty. Gently sweep seeds cleanly from delicate seed heads with the light duty reel or rip off entire seed heads for later processing with the heavy duty reel. Plant stalks remain intact and upright for nesting cover, and managed burns.
  
  
• Ideal for use in areas accessible only on foot, due to rough terrain or ecological sensitivity.
  
  
• Can be used to harvest individual plants or "sweep" mixes of seeds.
  
  
• Easily carried in car trunk, back of truck, or on aircraft for remote areas.
  
  
• Easy to clean out - seed bagged right from detachable hopper.
  
  
• Made in Canada by Argyle Machine Inc. Canadian Patent # 2079159 - United States Patent # - 5372002