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Re: Distribution of Fine Seeds for Germination

At 11:45 17.03.97 PST, Duncan McAlpine wrote:
>I know most of novice gardeners like myself, receive a packet of seeds
>which are so small you wonder, "How do I distribute the seeds correctly on
>the media?"                                           
>
>When I pour the seed out on my media, I say "Well there is 20+ seeds in that
>corner. I need to focus on separating my seeds".
>
>So, this leads to a question....Do any of you have a special tool which you
>use for distribution of fine seeds or do you wing it like me?

It is a question of technique. After some practice, you should be able to
sow even very small seeds rather equally spread to the surface. I always use
a sheet of rather thick paper, with the size around 10 x 15 cm, which I fold
once, so the seeds fall out only in a narrow line along the fold (hold the
paper like a V ). You control the sowing much better this way than sowing
from the seed bag.
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