From:   topper2
Date:  Mon Sep 15, 2003  3:25 pm
Subject:  Re: {OHG}Seed tape
 
A tip for anyone that plants 'square foot' style... using paper towels
and setting up your seeds on the squares of towel to corresponds with the
squares of your plot makes it a breeze to lay everything out in the
spring. If you are companion planting you can also arrange your seeds on
your towel squares just the way you like. For example Broccoli in the
center surrounded by leaf lettuces mixed with Radish. You lay out the
square the seeds start sprouting, you pick your radishes, lettuces keep
growing and you start picking those.. by the time they're spent and gone
your broccoli has the space that it needs.

Another gadget that I had was a square sheet of wood that had dowels
sticking out of it... different squares for different spaces between the
seeds... Water your soil. Set your 'divot maker' on the surface of the
soil and press. All your seed divots are perfectly spaced and the perfect
depth... then just drop in the seeds and lightly sprinkle with water and
apply a light mulch and sprinkle a bit again.... Another way to make seed
planting a breeze. A friend suggested a gadget be put on the top of the
divot maker so that you could turn in a broom handle.. that way you don't
have to bend over to do the divot holes.... just grab your divot maker
boards and start marking all the squares and then go bag with your seeds
and start dropping them... then sprinkle, mulch, sprinkle... 

Saves on thinning too!