[johnny5]

HI, Folks is there any pros and cons in planting with seed tape, just saw packs of runner bean & pea seeds in local garden centre, and being a newbie not 100% sure of the benifits or drawbacks , any advice would be welcolme .

[Jamie Butterworth]

In my opinion they are not very cost effectivve as they are a lot more expensive than normal seeds so I normally just stick to normal seeds, however i have never actually used them so cant talk from experience.

[DD.]

Seed tapes for carrots etc., I've seen & can half understand the concept.

But peas and beans?

No way.

[Jamie Butterworth]

I agree withyou there DD, peas and beans are such an easy crop to grow 

[bayleaf]

I tried them for lettuce not great. Didn't germinate well - I feel the tapes are expensive - have gone back to seed.

[Janeymiddlewife]

I tried carrots once - it would have been great if they had all germinated, as they are pre-spaced, but of course they didn't do left a very raggedy row. I would go back to sowing with sand and using stump rooted varieties that don't need so much thinning.
Peas & beans are dead easy to sow either direct or transplanted.

[Totty]

More expensive, and not any need with peas and beans IMO. Was given some beetroot seed tape last year though and cant really say anythin negative about the way it performed. Straight rows, perfectly spaced, but are we really that short of time???

[DD.]

Has anyone else actually seen seed tapes for peas & beans? I'm sure I haven't.