There are quite a few neat techniques for accelerating seed germination, or productivity that employ lots of plastic or other less than desirable materials. I thought it would be neat to investigate some of these and see if we can apply them using alternative materials or tweaking the actual technique.
Here's a good example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq4JxN8nJcs
This video shows a technique for germinating carrot seeds in 4 days.