[SLI-public] Plantable Pencils

[Jennifer Stone]

They seem like such a fun idea.

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Jennifer Stone
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On Fri, Apr 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM Hazel Onsrud via SLI-Public <
sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org> wrote:

> I planted one. It grew something green....then I left for a bit of time
> and it perished.
>
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> fingertips.*
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> *From:* SLI-Public <sli-public-bounces at lists.suffolknet.org> on behalf of
> Sarena Deglin via SLI-Public <sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 4, 2025 7:45:50 AM
> *To:* sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org <sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org>;
> Claudia Depkin - HAV <cdepkin at rcls.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [SLI-public] Plantable Pencils
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> Good morning,
>
> I picked up one of these pencils at a recent conference. There is a
> sunflower seed help within the plastic portion of the pencil, though I
> don't know what kind of sunflower, and I can't yet confirm of its
> viability. It probably is. This is a cool idea, especially for swag. As a
> gardener though, I'd prefer to know what variety of seed I'm planting
> beyond "Sunflower," "Sage," or "Basil."
>
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> *From:* SLI-Public <sli-public-bounces at lists.suffolknet.org> on behalf of
> Claudia Depkin - HAV via SLI-Public <sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 3, 2025 3:13 PM
> *To:* sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org <sli-public at lists.suffolknet.org>
> *Subject:* [SLI-public] Plantable Pencils
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> Hi SLI folks
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> Does anyone know if these Sprout World plantable pencils with seeds in the
> stub actually grow viable plants? Has anyone had success with something
> like this?
> https://bit.ly/43D7ccY
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> Thank you!
> Claudia
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