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Home-made seed tapes #891474
Asked January 10, 2025, 4:44 PM EST
Durham County North Carolina
Expert Response
You are on the right track. I would suggest you find the type of paper towel or toilet paper that is used in public bathrooms where there are no pre tear breaks.
Find someone with a bandsaw that can cut the rolls approximately 2 inches wide across the roll. That way you have a continous strip. Homemade glue with flour and water is perfect.
The paper towel rolls are a little more hardier than the toilet paper rolls. You will be able to pull it tight down the center of the row without of it tearing.
You can use something like a wooden chopstick and dip in flour mix then barely touch a seed then down to the paper at prescribed distances.
Take plenty of photos of your process and show to your friend, neighbors, and extension agent. Make sure you take photos of plants growing in straight lines.
Have fun with it!
Respectfully,
Mart
You are on the right track. I would suggest you find the type of paper towel or toilet paper that is used in public bathrooms where there are no pre tear breaks.
Find someone with a bandsaw that can cut the rolls approximately 2 inches wide across the roll. That way you have a continous strip. Homemade glue with flour and water is perfect.
The paper towel rolls are a little more hardier than the toilet paper rolls. You will be able to pull it tight down the center of the row without of it tearing.
You can use something like a wooden chopstick and dip in flour mix then barely touch a seed then down to the paper at prescribed distances.
Take plenty of photos of your process and show to your friend, neighbors, and extension agent. Make sure you take photos of plants growing in straight lines.
Have fun with it!
Respectfully,
Mart