Here's some helpful garden information. Creating your own seed tapes.First, What is a 'seed tape'? Well, seed tapes are used to easily plant those tiny seeds in your garden. You know like carrots etc...I guess, you can make tapes for any seed you choose, but, tapes work especially well for any tiny seeds that you need to plant.
What you'll need:
Paper Towels
Spray Bottle
Water
Twissers to pick up seeds
Package of seeds
OK ...cut your paper towel into about 2 inch strips. Spray a strip with water. In the center of the toweling place one or two seeds at the recommended spacing that's stated on your seed packet. Fold over both sides of toweling, one side over the other enclosing your seeds. Re-spray the towel strip with water, the water will hold the newly formed seed tape together. Then, when planting your seed tape put at the recommended depth stated on the seed pkg,....and put the non-folded side up...the germinating seeds will only have to go through a single layer of towel. It's easy and cuts down on the time needed spacing those new tiny plants and perhaps damaging them. The paper towel tapes turn into mulch and are good for your soil , worms like them too. So, there's no need to worry about them.
Hope this is helpful.
JA ROSE-BARTLETT 'WORM GUYS' http://www.wormguys.com/
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