Make your own Seed Tapes in Class
Seed Tapes are the easiest, no-waste way to plant. Each strip of biodegradable paper is embedded with perfectly spaced seeds; simply unroll into a planting furrow and cover. Planting is precise, there's little or no thinning needed, and the germination rate is outstanding. making your own seed tapes for lettuce, radish, carrots and More A great Project in the classroom is to Make your own seed tape You will need: Any kind of Seeds Zip lock Baggies or plastic containers - each one marked for what type of seed tape it is in it Flour Cold Water Paper Towels, cut in 1 1/2 - 2 inch Strips and folded in half To make your seed tape, simply cut the paper into strips about half an inch wide. The measurement doesn’t need to be exact, just wide enough to easily work with. The longer the strips, the easier it will be to space your seeds correctly. You can cut them to length later if needed. Using a ruler and pencil, mark the proper spacing for your seeds of