Seed Tapes
Gardening Basics, Lawn and Garden, Video by Danny Lipford
Making seed tapes can save future planting and thinning time. Cut newspaper into 1-inch wide strips and then glue your seeds to the paper. We used a paste of water and flour, about the consistency of thick gravy. Add a pinch of water-soluble fertilizer to each half cup of paste. Mark the appropriate seed spacing on the paper strip. After placing the seeds on the dots, completely cover each seed with a drop of paste. Let the tapes dry and store them in plastic bags. At planting time, head to the garden and simply roll out your seed tapes, cover them lightly with soil and water. The newspaper will eventually rot away as the seeds grow.
