Homaede Method for those Tiny seeds! - Page 2

Stvrob · March 8, 2015

try planting arugula seed sometime, they are no larger than a spec of fine ground pepper. I mixed some seed up with a pinch of fine pulverized lime and mixed it up. The small black seed specs appeared to be fairly well mixed, so i just tapped out a thin line of the white powder back and forth across my seed tray. It worked pretty good, not perfect, but they were easy enough to seperate when I transplanted.
I tried mixing carrot seed (which is massive in comparison to arugula) with fine dry sand, but the carrot seed always ended up together no matter how i tried to mix them.

Tracydr · March 8, 2015

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Originally Posted by luigiwu

people make their own seed mats with the super tiny seeds - like carrots. Using toilet paper and a dab of elmers glue. So you do it in the comfort of a dining table instead of outdoors/windy/dirty/hot/ cold conditions.

I use surgical forceps to plant things like tomatoes, peppers and brassicas. For the itty bitty carrot seeds I mix with radish seed and a little sand. I was just thinking yesterday that I may try a planting strip with glue and toilet paper.
I tend to grow little seed plants in patches rather than straight rows. Lettuce, kale, carrots,amaranth, get broadcasted instead of fussing around with straight lines.

FarmerShawn · March 8, 2015

I made a tiny spoon out of aluminum can material. Tin snips make the general shape (whatever size you want, or several sizes, even - maybe double-ended?) then I used a rounded small dowel and hammer on a padded surface (rubber mat or pile of newsprint) to create the scoop indentation. It works well for those mid-sized seed like spinach that are still too small for my fat fingers, but too big for the wet stick approach. You could have several sizes, one for each seed size, that will just hold one seed of that size.

peppero · March 9, 2015

NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION.

jon

EBCIII · March 9, 2015

I love the invention process of all of y'all! Being a NEWBIE I have not had the time to try my mind on things like this. Although I did Waste a lot of it in College! ; = ) Beale.

March 8, 2015	#18
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	I made a tiny spoon out of aluminum can material. Tin snips make the general shape (whatever size you want, or several sizes, even - maybe double-ended?) then I used a rounded small dowel and hammer on a padded surface (rubber mat or pile of newsprint) to create the scoop indentation. It works well for those mid-sized seed like spinach that are still too small for my fat fingers, but too big for the wet stick approach. You could have several sizes, one for each seed size, that will just hold one seed of that size. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

March 8, 2015	#16
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	try planting arugula seed sometime, they are no larger than a spec of fine ground pepper. I mixed some seed up with a pinch of fine pulverized lime and mixed it up. The small black seed specs appeared to be fairly well mixed, so i just tapped out a thin line of the white powder back and forth across my seed tray. It worked pretty good, not perfect, but they were easy enough to seperate when I transplanted. I tried mixing carrot seed (which is massive in comparison to arugula) with fine dry sand, but the carrot seed always ended up together no matter how i tried to mix them.

March 9, 2015	#19
peppero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: selmer, tn Posts: 2,944	NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION. jon

March 9, 2015	#20
EBCIII Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: South East Va Zone 7A Posts: 306	I love the invention process of all of y'all! Being a NEWBIE I have not had the time to try my mind on things like this. Although I did Waste a lot of it in College! ; = ) Beale.