so does this mean those cardboard egg cartons are the way to go to plant seeds?
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My daughter and I planted them in a raised bed at her University housing and they were very easy to push down into a prepared bed. We are waiting for them to germinate. I usually plant seeds from packets and if you've done that, you know that sometimes no matter how carefully you space them out, water or some critter will disturb the soil and you end up with every seed germinating in the same one inch space. There was more control with these pods and easier to space out the different types of plants: herbs, tomatoes, beans, cukes, lettuces. We pushed the pods down in the center of tomato cages that will need support when they grow. I am a long time gardener and I plant a garden every year at home and this was very easy compared to what I normally do. Hope this helps.
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I can't speak for this product directly, but we used egg cartons to germinate seeds in last year's garden; and as I'm pulling them up I found that the plants that were a little stilted still had decomposing cardboard in their roots. Root veggies didn't do well in them either. Maybe a quick decomposing product would work better, but in general I wouldn't use cardboard cartons again.
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The seed pods are not made of cardboard. The Miracle Gro Groables Seed pod is formuated from composted cow manure, which breaks down over time. The pods contain coir pith, fertilizer and a minimum of 2 seeds per pod.
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I am trying to do this with my kids as a project.... i have a "beginner" question: After it germinates , do we need to remove the cardboard and replant? or are the roots supposed to push through? we are only doing these in 5-gallon buckets and not in the ground. thank you for your help!
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The packaging does not say. When I saw the question I read everything on the container and the seed packages, as well. That is a good question. However, I had success with the seeds and had a great little herb garden going. - Pam
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I would rather have young plants that will grow in the pouch over the summer. I never thought of trying seeds. Maybe if you have space to start seeds in a pouch it might be worth a try ?
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I think so. The seeds are blue so I am thinking that they are treated with something like miracle grow to help encourage sprouting. Once they come out they do make for beautiful ground cover.
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I am not sure but the seeds don't come in a package as pictured. They come in a clear zip lock baggie with a photocopied paper inside that says you need to soak the seeds in the refrigerator for a month before planting.
1421961
Probably. From what I remember, bird seed is roughly the same size as fertilizer. Plus, you can adjust the opening on this.
1267250
Yes I suppose you could, but I only use the lid until the seeds sprout then they are in the open air.
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If I understand your question correctly, the large box holds individual packets each containing different seeds.
12246
Correct. Get a large plastic tray from the garden shop and put under the seed tray. This way you won't waste water.
714287
Not really. There is a water reservoir in the bottom of each box that has drainage so it doesn't "overfill" into the soil above. Before this, I had plain plastic boxes that I had to water daily. I only have to water these once a week. Plus, my window plantings have never looked so good. In my mind, they are well worth the price, and I should be able to use them for many years.
357010
Yes and yes! That is why I purchased them. I wanted to start a Non-GMO garden and be able to sell the plants and seeds myself. Almost all the seeds I have planted in my small greenhouse have germinated.
1857677
I am not impressed with these. I used the seed package and some packing tape.
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I wouldn't recommend it. I think the box would tip and spill the seeds all over. It is much easier to empty the reservoir into the toilet.
458686
I used an AeroGrow set, (which has very small amt of growing medium) but I imagine you could use small pots, or even seed growing kits/egg cartons, just to begin growing the seeds. When approx 2-3 inches transplant to larger pots and/or outside if the weather is agreeable.
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I don't know but I'd say unless they say organic in the name probably not. I did get some organic heirloom tomato seeds from seeds and things but not all their stuff is organic. After I had already bought the seeds I found this: http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/10-best-seed-companies-selected-by-readers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm;_medium=twitter&utm;_campaign=Feed%3A+MrBrownThumbTreeHugger+%28MrBrownThumb+TreeHugger%29 which was cool, they have both pdf catalogs and free hard copies (if you don't mind waiting for them to mail). How this helps :)
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No they are not. Even the biggest one would probably clog up quite easily with bird seed.
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I think so if you use a seed, like safflower or shell-less sunflower seeds. With safflower there are some casings but they would be easy to dump into a trash bag before adding new seed.