I planted lettuce that is in seed tape on August 21st. It's up, and I wil probably stick with seed tape over seeds in the future..
The seedlings are all so perfectly spaced, and in a perfectly straight line..unlike when I plant seed.
If you are going to be saving heirloom seeds, you can make your own seed tape. It’s pretty easy. You can use paper towels or toilet paper.
Put a length on the table and mark with dots next to the spot for a seed. Put down the seeds,Use a paste of flour and water to glue the tape on each side of the seeds, and fold over the half of the paper and secure with the paste on each side of the seed as well as the edge.
Proceed to plant just like the ones you buy.
I tried some seed tape with some carrots this year. (Had not tried carrots before) and I really like the ease of planting.
I think I’ll be getting more seed tapes too.