This workshop will help you space those small seeds in the garden perfectly so they have room to grow and develop, while maximizing yield.

Making seed mats or seed tape is an excellent way to plant those tiny seeds like lettuce, carrots, arugula, and even some of the not so tiny seeds like beets, radish, and spinach so they have just the right spacing to grow and develop without having to go back in and thin out half or more of the seeds that were planted.

Seed mats are a great way to use the square foot gardening method to plant a one square foot area in the garden with seeds planted at the correct spacing. We use a square paper towel that measures nearly 12 inches by 12 inches, and glue the seeds to the paper towel at the correct spacing. When the paper towel is put into the garden, covered lightly, and watered in good, the seeds come up at the correct spacing without having to go back in and thin out the extra plants.

Seed tape is a line of seeds, also glued to a paper towel, that will be planted in strips in a row to give the traditional garden look. These seeds are glued to the paper towel at the recommended spacing and the paper towel can be cut into strips so the strips can be planted, covered and watered so the seeds come up with perfect spacing.

At this workshop we will have the supplies to make a few seed mats or if you prefer some seed tape that you can take home. If you have a specific variety of lettuce, radish, or other small seeded crop that you would like to make a seed mat with, feel free to bring some seeds with you. We will have the paper towels glue and ruler for you to get the spacing right and make the mat or tape.

Register for this free workshop.