i was reading a gardening magazine and it suggested making your own seed tape. has anyone tried this?
you just need newspaper, flour, water, and seeds.
1. tear the newspaper from top to bottom into 1 inch wide strips, avoiding pages with color.
2. make a paste by mixing water with 1/2 cup flour until it is the consistency of thick gravy.
3. lay the strips on a table and place a single row of seeds along each one, measuring out the recommended spacing distances as you go.
4. glue the seeds to the strips by placing a dollop of flour water on top of each seed. you can use a teaspoon, cotton swab, or toothpick to dole out the paste.
5. let the glue dry; then roll up the strips and put them in a resealable plastic bag. use a separate bag for each type of seed. add a teaspoon of powdered milk in a paper towel to the bag to keep seeds dry.
6. label the bags or slide the corresponding seed packed into each bag so you can identify the tapes later. store in a cool dry place until planting time.
7. plant by laying tapes in rows and covering with a fine soil to the recommended depth.
