"Seed-snail" testing thread, 2025

Sarah Joubert wrote:

William Bronson wrote:
I wonder if it would work with winter sowing?

I successfuly used snails to grow red and green cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and leeks. They were transplanted direct from the snails into the garden. I shall take a recent picture of what they look like now.

Check out this video, Kendall combines winter sowing jugs and seed snails into "snugs"

Ooops! After seeing Williams post I just realised that he was referring to early sowing as opposed to winter veg! Thanks for not rubbing my nose in it!
That's a really good idea. I overwinter my mango seedlings in water bottle greenhouses so that's another use for my stash of 8L bottles.

Here's second video:

This video shows a seed snail used for starting cuttings!

When I first heard of this method, I thought it was just a silly fad. The more I see and read about it, the more I'm interested. I thought I would give it a try. A lot of people recommend bubble wrap, and I have some bubble wrap Amazon bags,  I also have some free seeds, so I decided why not?  I just couldn't plant my free tomato seeds. The thought of planting food in plastic, not intended for that purpose just seems like a bad idea. I planted marigolds (my seeds, so still free). Even though they are eatable, we don't eat them.
I actually enjoyed the process, and look forward to watching my snail come to life.
As a side experiment I poked some of seeds down and laid some sideways, we will see what germinates faster.
I look forward to hearing the results of using material. I worry the roots will grow into it.
Good luck everyone