Gift-a-Garden Jars

Description

True Native California Wildflower seed mixes in upcycled jars which can be used to mix a planting medium (like sand).

Choose the Color (of the flowers) and Theme (type of planting area) and Jar size.

Seed mixes will vary with availability but will be packed with seed list.

Mini Gift-a-Garden Jar Planting Instructions:

• Pre-weed area (hoe, rake out weeds roots & all, or pull by hand); water, then wait for weeds to emerge. Once weeds emerge, weed area well again. Repeat 1-3 more times until weeds are out of the soil (works great in Spring & Fall).
• After a good & deep rain in the Fall, lightly rake planting area.
• Fill your Gift-a-Garden Jar about 1/2 to 3/4 the way full with playground sand or rice hulls, shake well.
• Sprinkle seeds over surface so it is a very thin layer, you can shake them out from the jar gently or throw handfuls in the air around you like it’s confetti, this part is up to you. Walking over it gently a few times will set the seeds into the soil.
• Keep soil moist with a gentle watering can until they germinate, slowly back off watering as they mature.

Alternative instructions:
If you want to choose which plants go where or more closely observe the process and have better success you can germinate them in a seedling tray or inside a greenhouse.
• In a large seedling tray, fill with playground sand or fine compost (or a mix of both). Sprinkle only 1-2 seeds in each hole; Keep moist.
• If it is Fall and you have cold winters, keep tray outdoors in a protected area to allow natural cold-stratification (some seeds may need two cycles of cold-stratification to germinate, such as Western Juniper).
• Any time other than Fall, seeds may be started by putting them in a moist paper towel in the refrigerator for 2-3 months. Plant what germinates in your seedling tray or a small pot. To help remaining seeds germinate, allow to sit at room temperature near indirect light until sprouting then transplant to small pot. If seeds remain ungerminated they may need the second cycle of germination in the refrigerator for 2-3 months.
• Transplant when roots are visible at bottom of tray to your planting area.