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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Make your own seed packets (packet templates)

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Last year I did origami seed packets last year which worked out pretty good though I only got two per sheet of paper and didn’t hold too many seeds (especially large seeds like peas) with the many types of seeds I am collecting this year I decided to try another option. 

I looked online and found many templates, though I couldn’t find any with standard seed package sizes.  Eventually I gave up and created my own and thought I would share.

Small Seed Packet (2.75” X 3.00”) 4 packets per sheet pdf  doc  docx
Typical Seed Packet (3.00” X 3.75”) 2 packets per sheet pdf  doc  docx
XLarge Seed Packet (4.50” X 5.25”) 1 packets per sheet pdf  doc  docx

Basic idea is pretty simple, just print them out and glue the flaps on the inside.  I used a plain old grade school glue stick which worked out great.  Not only does this work great for new seeds collected, but I also used them to reduce much of the space my large seed packets were taking for a small number of very small seeds.

12 comments:

Matron said...

That is a great idea! I've also seen packets that you can add a photograph of the plant or veggie.

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener said...

That reminds me I left the back blank so my kids could draw pictures of the flowers or veggies they were saving as well

Choco said...

That's such a simple yet excellent idea!
Adding a photo of the parent plant would be easy too.
I shall be saving the templates and using if that's ok?

Ellen said...

Yay this is amazing! Thank you!

Red Icculus said...

Personally, I use a piece of paper that folds the seeds in then folds in on itself with no glue or tape. Yours is a great template. I should have put the plant info on them like yours. Thanks for uploading them.

Rick said...

Thanks for this. I will be using these.

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener said...

Choco, of course feel free to use them however you wish.

Glad you all could find these useful as well.

Anonymous said...

the "DOCX" files don't exist on all three sizes. Or at least I can't access them. I get an error from godaddy saying they don't exist. the PDF & DOC seem to work.

ODOYLE RULES!!!

JC

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener said...

Anonymous, the DOCX files are up there now. Don't see enough Billy Madison references.

allison o. said...

Thanks so much for posting these! I'm going to use them with our school garden classes!

agwh said...

I know I am late finding this post, but I wanted you to know that I really appreciate the seed packet templates. I am going to a seed swap in November, and I was wondering how to package the seeds. Now I'm all set!

Thanks!

Amy

Andrea said...

Thank you so much for posting this up, I was thinking of doing something like this for my wedding favors for our wedding in March!