seed tapes

Anybody used seed tapes?

i have seen some for sale and am wondering if anyone has used them or know anythign about them

they sound like a good idea

especially with carrots as it will save a lot of waste when thinning them out

Anybody used seed tapes?

i have seen some for sale and am wondering if anyone has used them or know anythign about them

they sound like a good idea

especially with carrots as it will save a lot of waste when thinning them out

Hmmm ... I remember years ago first hearing about seed tapes. Dunno if they were a new invention back then? (it was a LONG time ago!) but seed tape still doesn't seem to have become very commonplace.

Do all the seeds on the tape, at the relevant intervals, actually germinate and grow? Otherwise you get gaps
Is tape cheaper than/as seed?
Will tape store for a couple of years (as most seed, although not Parsnips will)?
Is tape available in the huge number of varieties that seed is?

I just can't persuade myself that there is a benefit.  Station-sowing, with a small pinch of seed at each "plant position" (yes, have to then think all-bar-one) strikes me as more sure-fire.

I pull carrot thinnings and use them in the kitchen as little'uns.  (Actually I pull the biggest ones, and leave the smaller ones to then come-on)

thanks for your replys

its soundung as though its not such a good idea as someone said if a few dont germinate then i will be left with a gap and wasted space.
its just me been lazy and tryrig to get out of thinning things out