How do you plant small seeds?
Lettuce, kale, spinach, raddish, carrot, dill and basil are commonly grown vegetables and herbs that have small seeds. When I first planted lettuce seeds, I sprinkled them lightly on top of the soil and gently raked soil over them. Even with light watering, many of the seeds seem to be blown away. The top of the soil did not seem to stay wet enough to keep the seeds anchored to the location. On top of that, the seeds that sprouted ended up unevenly spaced and sometimes crowding each other.
One really quick and easy method to start small seeds is to use the paper towel method. Instead of using ziploc bags, you may want to save any clear shallow plastic containers. I saved up ramen noodle containers thinking I would find some use for them. I found that this method maximizes the seeds that sprout, and once they sprout they can be planted in your desired space.