How to Make Seed Snails for Easy Seed Starting | DIY Seed Starting Hack for Gardeners 🌱🐌
Looking for an easy, space-saving way to start your seeds? In this video, I’ll show you how to make seed snails—a simple and efficient way to start plants with deep root systems like sweet peas and gaillardia. 🌸🌿 Whether you’re a beginner gardener or an experienced seed starter, this method is a game-changer for seed starting, transplanting, and maximizing greenhouse or grow room space.
I’ll walk you through:
✅ The best materials to use for seed snails (including polythene foam and painter’s tape)
✅ How to pre-germinate seeds for better success
✅ Why I prefer potting soil over seed starting mix for strong root growth
✅ Step-by-step instructions to fill, roll, and tape your seed snail
✅ A comparison of different seed snail sizes for various plants
🌟 Perfect for:
✔️ New gardeners learning how to start seeds
✔️ Gardeners looking for efficient and space-saving germination methods
✔️ ADHD-friendly gardening techniques that make planting easier
✔️ Anyone struggling with traditional seed trays or pots
00:00 Intro
00:19 Supplies
09:24 1. Use a Seed Packet
18:48 2. Use Pre-Germinated Seeds
31:58 3. Pot Up Seedlings
🔗 Check out the materials I used (linked below!) and let me know in the comments—have you tried seed snails before?
– SUNPACK Color 1020 Mega Tray from Greenhouse Megastore
– Garland Pouring Tray from Greenhouse Megastore
– Super Sprouter Standard Humidity Dome from Greenhouse Megastore
– PNW’s Own Raised Bed Soil (3 cu. ft.) from Lowe’s
– Recycled Tubtrug, 7 Gallon, from Gardener’s Supply
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– 11″x 70′ Foam Wrap Rolls with no perforations: https://amzn.to/3CpKdqv
– Orange Frog Tape: https://amzn.to/40LkeD7
– Vermiculite: https://amzn.to/42uN8J8
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Check out my other 2 videos reviewing seed snails!
12 Comments
Very helpful thank you I’m trying this! Appreciate you sharing your journey ❤️
Enjoyed! Thanks!
If you place a tea towel or piece of cloth that is roughly the same size of the tray bottom under the foam in the tray, it can be used instead of hands alone to do the rolling. That exerts even pressure throughout the rolling of the snail and gives you something to hold onto it with during the process. Over all, using the towel or cloth helps to have the snail comes out even when done. and also keeps the outer surface of the snail clean and dry for the taping.
I cut open those Amazon bubblewrap shipping envelope, lengthwise, and it works pretty well. Less plastic! Less spirals as they are not that long, and because it's bubblewrap it's a bit bulky, but works for me as I don't need that many starts anyway. Plus I can just do another roll if needed.
Al posto dell'adesivo utilizzo collant, taglio le gambe ad anelli di 3 dita le posiziono attorno alla chiocciola e poi le allargo.
Saluti dall'ITALIA 🇮🇹
Thank you for this video. What kind of soil are you using in your snail
How fun, Kendall! I look forward to watching the progress! Thank you.
Can another material be used other than polythene? I am trying to rid plastics where possible.
I can't believe how few views you're getting. This video was good.
Great post! Your examples were helpful and “mistakes” were so natural and forgivable 😆. Keep the vids comin’. Please 😊
Bless you for making these videos! ❤️❤️❤️ You’ve saved us so much trial and error.
I’m also from Western Washington. I just found your channel today and will be following you for sure. I did snail rolls today and learned some tricks from you that I’ll employ when I make more snail rolls. Thanks for your video.