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Garden Hack: Make Your Own Seed Tape

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Those perfectly uniformed rows of vegetables are next to impossible when you are sowing seeds directly to the soil – until now. This simple garden hack is the most efficient way to make the most of your garden space. As well, it uses biodegradable paper that will add nutrients to the soil when composted.

Gardening couldn’t get any simpler than when I stumbled upon this garden trick. Now I never have to wonder if my seeds have germinated! An added benefit is that I don’t waste as many seeds. This easy, inexpensive way to get your seeds right where you want them is a great project to get the kids involved in gardening too!

Tips to the Perfect Seed Tape:

Make Your Own Seed Tape

Try this easy diy seed tape and watch how quickly your seeds will sprout!

Here’s what you need:

  1. Cut strips of newspapers. Cut the newspaper from top to bottom into 1-inch-wide strips and set aside.
  2. Lay the strips on a table and place a single row of seeds along each one. For correct spacing, read the back of the seed packet for specifics. Usually spacing vegetables like peas, radishes, and spring onions need to only be 1 inch apart, but there are other vegetable types will need to be spaced further.
  3. Add another 1 inch strip of newspaper and spritz with a water bottle and saturate the newspaper.
  4. Roll up and gently place in a pre-labeled plastic sandwich bag.
  5. Store in a cool dry place until planting time. You should see germination in as little as a few days or up to a week.
  6. Continue spritzing with water as needed.

Planting your seed tape

When your seed tape has thoroughly sprouted, it’s time to get them planted in the soil. Plant by laying tapes in rows and covering with a fine soil to the recommended depth.

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Keep seedlings moist until they have established. In a few weeks, douse them with compost tea or fertilizer.