Todd wrote:
songbird wrote:
....
you can do it with paper towels if they
are the cheap kind that will fall apart
easily enough. some people have used toilet
paper (don't get it wet, just dab the seeds
where you want them with a bit of water
soluble glue).

Thank you!

Would sticking them to masking tape work?

no, you want something that falls apart easily.

very tiny speck of glue, sprinkle seeds on and
dump off those that don't stick. let dry. keep
dry.

plant by unrolling across prepared seed bed,
cover with just a little sand/soil, gently press
with something flat to tamp in place and then
mist -- mist, not splash. keep moist (not soggy).

if damping off is a problem, use sharp sand or
grit to cover.


songbird

On Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:30:57 -0400, songbird
wrote:

Todd wrote:
songbird wrote:
...
you can do it with paper towels if they
are the cheap kind that will fall apart
easily enough. some people have used toilet
paper (don't get it wet, just dab the seeds
where you want them with a bit of water
soluble glue).

Thank you!

Would sticking them to masking tape work?

no, you want something that falls apart easily.

very tiny speck of glue, sprinkle seeds on and
dump off those that don't stick. let dry. keep
dry.

plant by unrolling across prepared seed bed,
cover with just a little sand/soil, gently press
with something flat to tamp in place and then
mist -- mist, not splash. keep moist (not soggy).

if damping off is a problem, use sharp sand or
grit to cover.


http://www.thegardenhelper.com/cgi-b...8;t=000251;p=0
Save your used TP, let it dry, and it'll contain fertilzer.

On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:22:20 -0700, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very
tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment?

Carrots are actually big seeds. Here's one method -- and you can try it
with any size seed packet, with seeds ranging from lettuce and tomato down to
begonia and other dust-like seeds.

1. Cut the top or bottom off the seed packet, right below the fold. Don't
tear it open, it leaves rough edges that can catch seeds.

2. Open the seed packet, and bend a crease in the front of the seed packet
in the middle to make a little "spout" to the front edge of the packet.
The "spout" is an inch or so long, perpendicular to the cut edge.

3. Hold the seed packet between thumb and pinkie, front of the packet
facing away from you. You're holding the two factory-folded sides of the
packet, and you'll squeeze slightly to cause the cut edge to open.

4. Hold packet so the front of the packet is parallel to what you're seeding
and tap on the pinkie-held edge of the packet with your forefinger repeatedly
and rhythmically. The seeds will line themselves up in the "spout"
and march themselves out over the cut edge one at a time.

Try it over a big sheet of paper several times so you can get the feel for
moving your hand along as you tap, spacing the seeds in the furrow.

If you've got seeds left to store, tap the seeds back down into the bottom of
the packet, fold it in half crosswise, and apply a couple strips of scotch
tape to the top. You can now store the seed packet standing on the new
fold in a file box in the bottom of the refrigerator.

If all this verbiage makes no sense, go to: http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24184799 for photos.

Kay

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
Farm1 wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
Todd wrote:
Hi All,

I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very
tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment?

Many thanks,
-T

Mix them with dry sand then put the mixture in folded piece of paper.
Gently tap the paper as you move it along the row and the mix will
fall out in a thin stream along the fold. Adjust the amount of sand
to how densely you want to plant them.

Rather than using a piece of folded paper, it's easier if you just
dump the sand/seed mix in a jar with a plastic lid where you have
drilled a hole. I use an old Vegemite jar with about a quarter inch
hole in it's lid. Works a treat.

Sounds like a good idea.

But what about the poor benighted souls who don't have a vegemite jar? I
suppose we could arrange food parcels. I reckon Shelley at least could do
with some B-group supplement, it might delay Korsakoff's syndrome.

Shelly could use a Miracle Whip jar. :-))

On 09/08/2012 07:01 PM, Kay Lancaster wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:22:20 -0700, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very
tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment?

Carrots are actually big seeds. Here's one method -- and you can try it
with any size seed packet, with seeds ranging from lettuce and tomato down to
begonia and other dust-like seeds.

1. Cut the top or bottom off the seed packet, right below the fold. Don't
tear it open, it leaves rough edges that can catch seeds.

2. Open the seed packet, and bend a crease in the front of the seed packet
in the middle to make a little "spout" to the front edge of the packet.
The "spout" is an inch or so long, perpendicular to the cut edge.

3. Hold the seed packet between thumb and pinkie, front of the packet
facing away from you. You're holding the two factory-folded sides of the
packet, and you'll squeeze slightly to cause the cut edge to open.

4. Hold packet so the front of the packet is parallel to what you're seeding
and tap on the pinkie-held edge of the packet with your forefinger repeatedly
and rhythmically. The seeds will line themselves up in the "spout"
and march themselves out over the cut edge one at a time.

Try it over a big sheet of paper several times so you can get the feel for
moving your hand along as you tap, spacing the seeds in the furrow.

If you've got seeds left to store, tap the seeds back down into the bottom of
the packet, fold it in half crosswise, and apply a couple strips of scotch
tape to the top. You can now store the seed packet standing on the new
fold in a file box in the bottom of the refrigerator.

If all this verbiage makes no sense, go to: http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24184799 for photos.

Kay



Thank you!

"Todd" wrote in message
...
On 09/08/2012 07:01 PM, Kay Lancaster wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:22:20 -0700, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

I was looking at a packet of carrot seeds. They are very
tiny. How do you plant them without special vision equipment?

Carrots are actually big seeds. Here's one method -- and you can try it
with any size seed packet, with seeds ranging from lettuce and tomato
down to
begonia and other dust-like seeds.

1. Cut the top or bottom off the seed packet, right below the fold. Don't
tear it open, it leaves rough edges that can catch seeds.

2. Open the seed packet, and bend a crease in the front of the seed
packet
in the middle to make a little "spout" to the front edge of the packet.
The "spout" is an inch or so long, perpendicular to the cut edge.

3. Hold the seed packet between thumb and pinkie, front of the packet
facing away from you. You're holding the two factory-folded sides of the
packet, and you'll squeeze slightly to cause the cut edge to open.

4. Hold packet so the front of the packet is parallel to what you're
seeding
and tap on the pinkie-held edge of the packet with your forefinger
repeatedly
and rhythmically. The seeds will line themselves up in the "spout"
and march themselves out over the cut edge one at a time.

Try it over a big sheet of paper several times so you can get the feel
for
moving your hand along as you tap, spacing the seeds in the furrow.

If you've got seeds left to store, tap the seeds back down into the
bottom of
the packet, fold it in half crosswise, and apply a couple strips of
scotch
tape to the top. You can now store the seed packet standing on the new
fold in a file box in the bottom of the refrigerator.

If all this verbiage makes no sense, go to:
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24184799 for photos.

Kay



Thank you!

The jar and sand method is the simplest and it works.

Carrots seeds need to be sown shallowly because they are tiny and to keep the top most layer of soil damp during the long germination period. Water deeply prior to planting. Direct sow the tiny seeds 5mm deep in a lightly firm soil. Make sure the seeds are only just buried. Water the area with the gentlest stream you can provide and keep it constantly moist until the seeds sprout.

Here is a link to grow carrots which are pleased to eat.

How to Grow Carrots from seeds