Free Template for Printing Homemade Seed Packets

Yesterday's post showed how to use a sheet of printer paper to fold a 3" x 5" seed packet with no cutting or gluing! 

Today, I'm sharing a link to a free pdf template, so you can print your own seed packets to fill in with information from your favorite seed-saving adventures!

https://tinyurl.com/2s3wp4mv

This link will take you to my Google Drive where you can access the pdf template for printing.

There's space on the front for plant name(s), the place you collected the seed, the (approximate) number of seeds in your packet, and the "main" use of the plant. Tags like "herb," "vegetable," "perennial," "annual," or "native plant" might be helpful as you organize your collection.

You can note the growing zones, height and width of the plant, and some notes on special characteristics like bloom color, fragrance, and the plant's history. 

On the back, there's space for planting and growing instructions. You can list depth to plant, days to germination, and care of plants over the growing year here.

Hope you enjoy using your Free Foldable Homemade Seed Packets with no cutting and no gluing! 

I'd love to hear about the seeds you collect this year!

Homemade Seed Packets - No Cutting, No Gluing!

I've finally settled on my favorite homemade seed packet design. 

(A printable template is available. Folding instructions are in this post.)

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It's based on Robert Pavlis's very useful idea for folding any handy paper into a homemade seed packet.

His YouTube video,

"How to Make a Simple Paper Seed Envelope (packet)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvGrIAkcv5k 

shows how to quickly fold a seed packet to any size you need, from any paper available, so that you always have a way to save seeds, no matter where you travel.

Pavlis's design allows you to collect anything from large seed-heads to tiny seeds, folded safely into a packet that is easily slipped into your pocket, purse, or pack. And you can write all the information you need to remember about the plant right on the packet with a pen or pencil!

Since I want my packets to accept printed information, my seed packets start with printer paper. The most common printer paper in the U.S., 8 1/2" x 11", can be neatly folded into a standard 3" x 5" seed packet like this:

• First, fold the 11" length at 5" and 10" (I also fold at 10 1/4" to make a top flap easier to close)
• Then, fold the 8 1/2" length at 2 3/4" and 5 3/4" (this gives a center panel 3" wide for printing)

I use a grooved scoring board to make the folding easy and to keep all my packets uniform.

A supply of my pre-folded blank packets is ready to carry in my gardening basket and to slip into my pocket when I go out.

Here's an example of a printed packet for Anise Hyssop seeds I collected this week: 

• scored

• folded in half, then in thirds

• printed front and back showing

I highly recommend Robert Pavlis's YouTube channel, Garden Fundamentals, with its many useful and informative videos, and his blogs are great reading and references on many topics!

https://www.gardenfundamentals.com/gardening-information/

https://www.gardenmyths.com/sample-page/

(updated link on 8/24/22)