This flower video is a little rough,  but the seed paper we planted in 2010 grew quite well. Yea the broad-leafed zinnias did take over and shaded out most of the other wildflowers, but we kept our garden watered and we got good results. This is a small garden on the north side of our business. I tried to demonstrate how I planted the seed paper and how it grew. Yes, we painted our building last summer and it looks much better, so no, this is not some kind of “sleight of hand”. I just linked up the photos I took over the summer and fall and this is what I got. I hope you enjoy it.

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I didn’t do it here in this video, but I have obtained my highest germination rates by creating a greenhouse environment in the early stages of development by covering the planted area with some plastic for a week or so until the sprouts are well established. Once our seed paper is planted it is imperative that it doesn’t gets a chance to dry out. If the seedlings start to develop, and then dry out, they will more than likely not be viable. Below is some seed paper packed with black-eyed Suzan seeds. I put a couple sheets of seed paper in an open baggy on a warm window sill. This is what can happen in a very receptive environment.

Black-eyed susan seeds are small and this paper must have been loaded with them.

Below are some sprouts that were not grown in a zip lock bag, pretty huh! This is where we conduct our loose germ tests. We also test our paper with another company periodically in perfectly controlled environment, but we are always planting random sheets of paper in this tub so we know we are delivering a quality product that will grow.

Here are some real world results you should expect for our seed paper products.