I mentioned the seed napkins in another thread - here's a description with some photos. I make these at night so I can maximize my time in the garden in the mornings before starting work. And this also is easier to "plant" the napkins where I can be careful with the spacing - it saves me having to thin or do a lot of measuring in the garden. Each napkin is approximately 12 inches square (some variation by brand). I buy the cheapest napkins I can find - they are very thin and biodegrade nicely. I use Elmers glue for sticking the seeds. The napkins can be used "as is" for 4 plants to a square foot or folded varying times to adjust the spacing. I center the seeds in the resulting squares or place them on the fold intersections depending on what distance is required. The best seeds for this technique are the small ones such as carrots, beets, lettuce/greens, radishes, etc. It doesn't make sense for me to use it for beans or other large seeds. So, here's a photo of some glued seeds. These are various greens and chard - planted approx. 3 inches apart. Sometimes I put some radishes in between with closer spacing so I can thin those for salad. Once these grow some, I'll think the lettuce plants to every other, but this amount of thinning makes for a nice early salad!
