I have a small serrated kitchen knife that I dip the tip into a drop of water to pick up the seeds and deposit them where I want them. My knife has a few more uses than the tooth pick or chop stick. Not that it is any better. So use what works for you, but a drop of water is tops for picking up the seeds. your saliva works, but not if you are doing as many as I do. I want to get a vacuum seeder. That would be the cats meow! I seed about 400 flats worth of seeds in a season. Generally the finer the seed the less likely you are to be seeding just one seed anyway. I take a pinch and rub my finger and thumb together and quickly sprinkle a thin row down the tray then I water it in very lightly. this works well for seeds such as lobelia, alyssum, oregano, marjoram etc.
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carolyn k
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