As temperatures warm up in the Northern Hemisphere, one\u2019s mind naturally turns to the outdoors and the garden \u2014 even if some of our gardens are still snow-covered. One secret to good gardening is that many of the plants we love take too long to grow if started from seed outside, at least in relatively temperate climes. There are a myriad of ways to grow seedlings indoors, and this new hack highlighted<\/a> by [GrowVeg] looks like a great way to get started.<\/p>\n The idea apparently comes from the seedier side of Instagram, where [Farida Sober] has been popularizing it as a \u201cseed snail\u201d, a name they seem to have coined. The technique is very simple: take a sheet of something cheap that won\u2019t disintegrate when moist like bubble wrap or cardboard, layer it with soil \u2014 up to 5 cm depending on your seed size \u2014 and you roll the whole thing up like a piece of sushi to produce the spiral shape that gives the hack its name. With a piece of tape to hold the roll, it\u2019s just a matter of planting your seeds according to the packet directions. If that\u2019s clear as mud, check out the video embedded below.<\/p>\n Once the seedlings have grown, it looks like it will be very easy to unroll the spiral and pluck them out to plant in the ground or bigger pots without overly traumatizing their roots, like we always do starting in flats. If it weren\u2019t for those delicate roots, it certainly looks like the snail might save some space compared to, say, peat pots. Just remember that starting under the proper LEDs<\/a> can make a huge difference to how quickly your seeds grow. No dirt? No problem \u2014 once sprouted, your plants can be made to grow hydroponically<\/a>. For the really adventurous, there\u2019s even aeroponics<\/a>.<\/p>\n