I could wait no longer.

Last Sunday, I grabbed the seed book, some bubble wrap, some soil and some tape… and I got to work!

12 beautiful seed snails got rolled and stood up in an old baking tray I thrifted (this makes it easy to keep them watered). In those snails are mostly annuals – Cosmos, Sunflowers, Zinnias and the like. They will bring a riot of colour later in the fall/summer, but this is where they get their start.

So the above pic was taken on Sunday the 8th, immediately after cleaning up all my mess. And the below pic was taken yesterday afternoon.

Holy Instant Growth Batman! I can honestly say, I did not expect this level of germination this fast! Of the 12 rolls, 11 already have sprouts. The only one that doesn’t is a native perennial – and it make take a little more time because of that (all of these are annuals – they die every year so their seeds have to work extra hard for the survival of the species.)

I think its going to be seed snails from here on out for this girl! In fact, as you’re reading this, I’m probably rolling up some more! I got some more supplies on Friday, and I have no shortage of seeds to plant!