I’ve discussed before, my struggles with starting plants from seeds. But the beauty of gardening is it’s all one big experiment. And I came across a new-to-me method I just had to try.
They are called Seed Snails. I won’t post the details of how I did it… there’s a very good post here.
For my snails, I grabbed some bubble wrap we had on hand and got rolling. In the end, I ended up planting up about nine snails. I planted sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and some of my yellow tomatoes and baby melons. I put them in my little portable greenhouse and hoped for the best.
I’m delighted to say, after a little more than a week… I have a whole pile of sprouts!
Pretty much everything has sprouted with the exception of the tomatoes and melons – both of those need a lot of warmth to germinate, so that’s not a huge surprise.
I am so excited to see where this little experiment is going to take us!
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That is very creative!
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Birds sure do love seeds, don’t they? It looks like you have out smarted them! And then there’s the rabbits. Gardening can be a challenge, that’s for sure, but you sure are good at it!
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Very inventive, and if it helps you get a good haul, then more power to you.
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Very cool! My grandmother used to buy a packet of zinnia seeds and just throw them in her flower beds with a bit of scratching in. She had an explosion of color every year. Never worked for me. Now that I have a bit more sun, I might try it again this year and see what happens.
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Interesting and a fun experiment.
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I’ve never seen such a thing but I am so glad for you to have such success!
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