We may earn a commission from links on this page. Seeds come in all shapes and sizes. While some are delightfully large and easy to plant, such as peas and sunflowers, planting up a row of radishes, ...

Carrots may seem like one of the simplest vegetables to grow, but they can be surprisingly fussy. The number-one culprit? Soil. Carrots need loose, sandy, stone-free soil so their roots can grow long ...

Have you ever gotten frustrated trying to plant small seeds directly into your garden or thin-out plantings of radishes, carrots or beets? Well, here is an idea you might want to try. Why not prepare ...

It has been more than 20 years since I have used a seed tape. Next spring, however, I just might buy a couple and use them in my vegetable garden. Why? The availability of numerous vegetable varieties ...

Does homemade seed tape work? Check out this method to create your own DIY seed tape to sow more rows in less time and keep straight rows. Seed tape is a long strip of paper with pre-spaced seeds ...

Several gardeners have asked about seed tapes. What are they? Why would anyone use them? Can they be made at home? Seed tapes are strips of dissolving or quickly decomposing material that have ...

Question: I am browsing seed catalogs for the upcoming gardening season. Can you explain some terms for me? What is ‘treated seed’? How about ‘pelleted seed’? And then there’s ‘seed tape.’ Please ...

If you’ve ever direct-seeded lettuce, carrot, radishes, onions, or beets into your garden, you know how challenging it can be to handle those tiny seeds, and to get them only where you want them. This ...

FAIRBANKS — Have trouble thinning your carrots or radishes? Have kids who want to help plant seeds in the garden? Try using seed tape this year. Seed tape is a strip of biodegradable material that has ...

Last week I planted my fall garden, and just in time too! All this fall like rain is just what those seeds need to germinate and pop out of the ground. In this season’s garden, I used something a ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Sophie takes the challenge out of planting very small seeds, and shows us how to make our own seed tape ...

If you want to plant tiny seeds such as lettuce or carrots you're probably better off using seed tape than trying to plant them by hand. Seed tape is a roll of biodegradable paper "tape" that is ...