This kit contains cute painted pails and plenty of potting medium. The pellets rehydrate into just enough "soil" to fill each pail. Then you plant the seeds and wait - according to the instructions, they should germinate in 4-6 weeks. I planted one rose seed and one lavender seed in their respective pails, and nothing has happened yet; though it is only day 15 so I wouldn't expect anything. However, I also planted some of each kind of seed in my hydroponic garden. Note, this is not what the instructions tell you to do -- it was my own experiment. I fertilize with A+B, and have a grow light on 18 hours per day. Both seeds have germinated as of day 15. This is way sooner than I expected, but these were brand new pods, with no possibility of another seed being planted in there. I still can't believe it, but I am reporting exactly what happened! So I highly recommend this set. Knowing what I do now, I probably would have started the seeds in the hydroponic setup, then moved the seedlings to the pail once they were bigger. The seeds are viable, and the pails are really cute. I'm sure eventually the seeds in the pail will germinate as well; if they go by the instructions say, it will be another 13 days at least. I just wanted to get this review out there for anyone who might want to fast-track the growing process!
