Snail Roll THE New Way To Start Seeds

The snail roll is the new viral way to start seeds. The snail roll seed starting method makes for a unique root system & easier bumping up. This gardening in Canada video looks at whether or not the snail roll is worth your time.
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Ashley is a soil scientist who has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her p
ost-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
Some of Ashley’s interests are KZbin, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s KZbin channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her KZbin channel as well as her reach to up-and-coming gardeners.
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[@DavincisGirl66]

I love it when an expert analyzes viral content because then you get the full story.

[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@657449]

She knows what she is talking about. No old wife’s tales, just proven facts.

[@wildfirewulf]

Ashley, if no one has told you how awesome you are today - then you need to know!! Appreciate everything you do SO MUCH!!🙏🏽

[@GardeningInCanada]

You're the best!

[@jenevarts3920]

No you're the Best 😊

[@brianseybert192]

I found 3 lost seed packs yesterday, fennel, bang bang zinnias and a teaspoon tomato (free seeds from Baker Creek). did not want to tie up a 10X 20 tray so I did nothing with them. Today I can try snail rolls, if it does not work, too bad, I have more plants than I know what to do with, as usual. Timely tip, never even heard of a "snail roll" before. Thanks for sharing. Stay Well!!!

[@miriambartley6622]

I never heard of snail roll either.

[@aurorabangarth]

Too early in the seed roll expeiment to fully recommend a strategy, but so far an old upholstery fabric scrap with a ~1cm soil thickness seems to be working really well. It's sturdy enough to stand up on its own as long as you wrap it with an elastic, and bottom watering has been working because the fabric is beefy enough to wick quite a lot up.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh interesting! That would be nice and thick please reusable

[@PlantObsessed]

I seem to have missed the viral video lol I thought this was going to be about snails. Interesting idea. Thank you for the education. You are the best.👍🏼😁 That's what she said😂

[@ginco5203]

Im going to try this with dry pet food bags. Water proof, sturdy, and reuse of something that just gets thrown away.

[@michaelblake908]

"Evapotranspiration". "Capillary Action". You always know just the right things to say 😂. But seriously, I really love learning new concepts when it comes to gardening, and I'm never disappointed here.

[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@lesliebehrens7252]

Your content is consistently fresh, backed by science and delivered with humor. I really look forward to your posts and today I learned something totally new. Plus I value the distinctions. Thank you bunches

[@Mrs.LadeyBug]

Here here!! Or hear here!? Well… I wholeheartedly agree!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thank you so much. You guys are the ones that make it happen though.

[@alexs4446]

A weird thing for me to focus on but I haven't seen co-op brand wax paper in like 2 decades and that branding is a core memory😆

[@osmia]

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[@wildfirewulf]

I used to be so upset with my grandma for wrapping my sandwiches for school in wax paper...it wasn't COOL. All the other 80s kids had plastic wrap. She was born in 1919. But I was her little princess so she caved after a year and got plastic wrap. Lol!!

[@vanissaberg5824]

I've never heard of this and now I won't be able to sleep until I've tried it! Lol. This is genius! Also, I think I'll go with some type of fabric as it will wick water up and keep it in a tall cup to keep in the humidity. Given I only have two window sills for seed starting, space-saving ideas are a must for me! Thank you! 😍

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s pretty darn fantastic. I’m not gonna lie. It didn’t work for my zinnias, though. Those definitely freaked out when I use this. However, everything else seem to turn out just fine with this so far.

[@reynolds69]

I've run out of room and was considering this as a space saver to pot-up my tomato seedlings. I can't handle throwing the extras away.

[@heidiroycroft9465]

I plan to try this method using the bubble wrap type envelopes that Amazon packages some times come in. It would be a reuse of something I don’t currently have a use for.

[@marcelacecil3036]

I saw the tittle to this video and I thought you were going to discuss an innovative new way to trap garden snails and slugs😂

[@GardeningInCanada]

Hahah I could see how that would happen

[@cdncampcook8680]

Thank you! Love your channel 🇨🇦 🪴

[@GardeningInCanada]

Thanks for watching!

[@lynnmoshansky4785]

Super cool idea I’ll give it a try! Thx for sharing this, love your videos!

[@BoothbyGardens]

How about Parchment paper? I've read the wax paper materials cannot be city composted, but parchment can.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yeah that would work!

[@osmia]

I was thinking of that too

[@Gayle.M]

Speaking of snails, have you any opinion on electroculture with the use of copper wires. From what I’ve seen on KZbin, it helps a little to its rock star magnificent. But all agree that the copper keeps the snails 🐌 away.

[@GardeningInCanada]

It just has to be a thick enough strip for them to basically give up. It’s something like 12” I want to say

[@thecakepopsistars]

another awesome video! gonna try this today but with plastic bread bags for flower seeds, but really like the idea of using wax paper, it seems more friendly for veggie seeds

[@GardeningInCanada]

Have fun!

[@sqeekable]

Thanks for this!

[@GardeningInCanada]

My pleasure!

[@lindaspellman2108]

Just stumbled on this concept today and really appreciate a scientific approach vs anectodal. I'm wondering what your thoughts would be on using material that can wick water, and folding it over the soil at the bottom, like... A pita pocket? I feel like you could get better capillary action if the soil couldnt run away. There is so much fast fashion textile waste I can absolutely see jeans or even sheets used for this. 70's double knit polyester would last forever!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea! That would totally work! Good idea.

[@Mandy-cn5cl]

Im trying it with onion seedlings grown in a tray & potted on to a roll to root train 🤞i also tried a few seeds used a paper feedsack which is tough & waxed i thought hessian would end up tangled up with roots & like you paper best option 👍

[@jgsawka]

Call me old fashioned but I'll keep to my seed cells lol! 😂 But thanks for doing this experiment for us!!

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha that is fair

[@buds8423]

Nooooo- if you have drought=fires = smoke. We didn’t have summer last year because of bad air! The tipping point has come.😢😢😢 ok. Needed a moment b4 could listen to actual video 😊

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s going to be a Smokey summer unfortunately

[@VOTE4TAJ]

I will be starting summer squash in paper pots next week and may try (if remembered) to have at least one of these snail mail…. 😊

[@GardeningInCanada]

Good luck!

[@rowenakotelniski2603]

A down side for me would be that I don’t plant many seeds of each variety and if some didn’t germinate then I might not know the variety.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea that’s true. You would need to do a lot of seeds. Or a shorter roll

[@chrisa6682]

Cool idea..never heard of this...thanks. I'm wondering if this would work with peas, even though you think it would be difficult. I have a hard time growing peas as they germinate after sowing in the garden but then they disappear. I found out last year that the sparrows eat the new tender seedlings..lol. I want to start them indoors this year until they become a few inches tall. I know they don't like disturbed roots and prefer a taller pot so I was going to try toilet paper rolls. Maybe the snail roll would work too? I want to seed at least 100 plants.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I have seen it done. I’ve never tried it before though.

[@gwshaker]

This could work to keep all the plants compact under grow lights but I wonder about the stress on the transplants when moved outside verse pots with less root disturbance?

[@laurieleannie]

I really want to call this sushi roll gardening! 😂

[@j.b.6855]

Im not sure if capillary action would be a problem when bottom feeding a snail roll. I use sip containers that rely on capillary action., and there is a limit on how far up water will travel. But its about 18 to 20 inches depending on the mix. Still it looks interesting, not sure if I want to deal with the mess when making it or separating the seedlings.

[@GardeningInCanada]

If it was a fabric rather than a plastic? I feel like it wouldn’t make it

[@gioknows]

When you say wax paper does that include parchment paper used for baking? Cheers from🍁Ottawa🍁

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea I definitely think parchment would work.

[@painchaud2000]

I'm really tempted to try this with onion seeds....but it's a bit late for zone 4b-5....no? Would it be long enough or would I just get smaller onions? 🤔 (I could be lucky and get a late Fall 😉) oh and I asked to join your facebook group too...I'm Rob....😉

[@Cookontherun7391]

Hi Ashley. How can I propagate choke cherry trees? There is a ton at the old farm that gave been there for over 50 years. Can I root branches or do I have to into the thick of it and dig down to the roots? Zone 4. Best time to do this. TIA. Love your videos.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Yea absolutely you could. You may like air pruning over cuttings.

[@kendravoracek3636]

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[@GardeningInCanada]

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[@miriambartley6622]

I saw a video in which the gardener said 10-10-10 fertilizer was bad because the ratio of phosphorus and potassium was not in the right ratio for nitrogen. Could you comment on this?

[@GardeningInCanada]

That’s accurate. It can restrict uptake

[@user-uz8sn1qv8y]

wait! you said the 'P' word when you said wax paper....so, i am avoiding any plastics or glues, do you know if the wax has plastic?

[@user-qx1om2wj1h]

I was wondering why it feels so dry for spring.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Not much moisture left in the reservoir tank is my best guess

[@lazygardens]

If you look at the dramatic tiktok unrolling you can see the individual plants they took out of pots and rolled up in there. A real roll grown from seeds would have roots going through and embedded in the paper, preventing unrolling.

[@GardeningInCanada]

I don’t think the purpose is to leave the in long enough for that to happen though. It would happen if you left them that long though I agree

[@melissamilos4447]

Wax paper too weak.

[@dustyflats3832]

I laughed when I seen this seed start method, but I think they only did onions. Yea, the canopy of any other plants- it’s just a bad idea all around.