Figs are one of the many things we grow here, and I have seeds left from the previous owner plus many I have purchased.  In my email yesterday came a link to this: 

http://www.seedsnow.com/blogs/news/13122833-how-to-make-your-own-seed-tape?mc_cid=74e062e356&mc_eid=624f554b79

• Toilet paper
• Water
• Flour
• Paint Brush
• 3 Small Bowls
• Seeds

Cool idea. I think a lot of people are itching for spring after these past couple weeks:

Thanks for sharing

Suzi - I've never used it but I'm always tempted when I see it in the seed catalogs. Makes perfect sense for crops you want in a straight row. I thought I'd do my carrots like that this year, but I read a garden companion book and the author plants onions, beets (I think) straight, then casts carrots seeds any which way. But carrots prefer darkness and moisture to germinate well, so I guess I'd do it off to the sides and cover with damp burlap...

What is the purpose of flour there? Why can't you just drop a few seeds with water onto the toilet paper?
Also, doesn't the flour attract the fungus?

My fear is that there would be enough moisture in the flour paste to germinate the seed (or otherwise affect is viability) which would then die in storage.  I guess this is not a problem, correct?

Well, I've never done it.  The idea came from SeedsNow website.  They sell seeds, so I guess it works.  I plan on trying it for a few things.  March is our spring, and I'm excited to try.  I think the flour will dry prior to you actually planting the seeds. 

Suzi

Hi ako1974,
Onions and carrots are best friends. The carrots will deter the onion-fly, and onions will deter the carrots-fly.
That's the reason why, he makes that advice .

Suzi
Please no fig seeds.   There are toooo many fig varieties already...LOL

Most fruit seeds don't grow true and the general rule is that they will be inferior to the mother plant except for that 1/1000 seedling of course.  But will you end up with a common fig, san pedro, smyrna fig or a capri fig?  Sounds too chancy and for what?
I clone the figs I like time is too precious.

@greenfig, I think the flour is the glue that holds the seeds to the TP.  Flour and Water make paste, and when dry you just roll that seed tape up.  TP disintegrates in the ground, and when water hits the paste, it will soften the paste and allow the seeds to grow.

Pino,  I thought I'd sneak this in here just for you! LOL!

How to Germinate Fig Seeds

Things You'll Need

• 2 to 3 fresh ripe figs
• Bowl
• Slotted spoon

Instructions

1.        Soak two or three fresh, ripe figs in a bowl of clean water for one to two days. Use your fingers to break open the figs, exposing the seeds and pulp. Return the figs to the water for an additional one to two days. Scoop out any pulpy material that floats to the top; any viable fig seeds will sink to the bottom of the bowl. Pour the water in the bowl through a strainer and spread the seeds on a paper towel to allow them to dry slightly.

2.        Combine equal parts peat moss, perlite and finely ground volcanic rock to create a coarse, well-draining growing medium in which to germinate your seeds. Pour the growing medium into a 4- to 6-inch-deep tray with drainage holes in the bottom.

3.        Mix the fig seeds with 1/2 cup of wood ash or fine horticultural sand. Distribute the mixture evenly over the surface of the growing medium in the tray.

4.        Water the seeds to settle them into the growing medium and encourage them to germinate.

5.        Place the tray in a location that receives four to six hours of bright sunlight per day. Water, as needed, to keep the growing medium evenly moist; the seeds should germinate and sprout in approximately seven to 10 days.

Suzi, Thanks for the info on germinating fig seeds!
Maybe I can use the technique to germinate pawpaws and jujubes.  I failed miserably with these two last year.
Good luck with your seed germinating this year you have some interesting plants on the go.