Seed packet label maker · Free · No account
Seed packet labels with the germination result printed on every one.
Type the variety, where the seed came from, the harvest year and a lot ID, then the seeds sown and sprouted in your germination test. The maker works out the percentage and prints it, with both counts and the test date, on 70 by 100 mm packet fronts or on labels. The PDF is free.
- A4 and US Letter
- Prints at actual size
- Goes with The Seed Saver’s Provenance Register
- Describe the seedType the variety, the source, the harvest year and your lot ID. The source and lot ID can be left blank.
- Add the testEnter the seeds sown and sprouted in your germination test and the date you counted them. The percentage appears as you type.
- Print and cutChoose two 70 by 100 mm packet fronts with four labels, or 8 or 12 labels, then cut along the marked lines.
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The page beside the form changes as you type. The PDF is made in your browser and is sized for A4 or US Letter.
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File details
- What it works out
- It calculates the germination percentage from the seeds sown and sprouted you enter.
- Using the result
- The germination result is calculated from your test counts. Check the variety name and seed condition before labelling packets.
- Calculation
- Germination percentage is 100 times seeds sprouted divided by seeds sown, rounded to a whole number.
- A guide
- A small test gives a rough figure; treat the percentage as a guide for sowing.
Questions
How is the germination percentage worked out?
It is 100 times the seeds that sprouted, divided by the seeds sown. If 17 of 20 sprouted, the label says 85%, with 17 of 20 and the test date beside it.
Is the percentage exact?
It is rounded to a whole number, so 2 of 3 prints as 67%. The counts are printed too, so anyone reading the label can see the actual numbers.
Do the labels fit a brand of sticky label sheet?
No brand is matched. The packet fronts are 70 by 100 mm, a common small seed packet size, and the labels fill the page inside the margins.
Should I print at actual size?
Yes. Choose 100% or Actual size in the print window so the cut lines and type print at the size drawn.
Can I print labels without a germination test?
Yes. Switch the test off and each label has blank lines to write the percentage, counts and date by hand.
Related Due Form edition
DF.030 The Seed Saver’s Provenance Register
In production
A provenance register for tracing a saved seed line through each grow-out, seed lot, test and transfer.
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