Before I had sown directly into pots which sometimes worked and sometimes just caused mold. Also pots in the fridge aren’t nice.
I had tried small plastic bags but getting the seeds out is not so easy, even with water, and some of them rotted, because it’s hard to control how moist they are.
So now I an trying out small glass jars. I can open them, check the moisture and add more water. I can shake them and when I empty them, I can easily flush them out.
Let’s see how it goes.
by StarchildKissteria
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I’ve been thinking about doing this too! I don’t see why it should be a problem other than not wanting to use those lids for herbal medicine anymore
With the plastic bag method I don’t bother getting the seeds out. I just spread the sand on top of my seeding mix and never had any issues. And then after watering I kind of slightly poke down and cover any that ended up sitting on the surface.
But I do deal basically entirely with species that are sand-loving, so that’s what they’d be doing naturally. Although I reckon it would work with any species, if they’re ones that like to be a little deeper, just sprinkle a bit of mix on top of the spread sand.
As for the moisture, it’s mainly a matter of just not overdoing it. The sand only needs to be slightly moist, so I just add a few sprinkles at a time and mix it around until the sand isn’t flowing loosely anymore and sort of clumps and breaks up.