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AN expert gardener has shared how she starts seeds with very little space.

Her “secret weapon” allowed her to start crops with no soil and some light.

An expert gardener shared her “secret weapon” for germinating seedsInstagram/hayleys_lottie_haven

Hayley (@hayleys_lottie_haven) shared the gardening advice in a viral Instagram video.

She told those who struggled to get their seeds to germinate or simply had very little room to fret not.

All you’d need, she revealed, is a plastic container or a bead storage box.

“Add some damp kitchen roll, sprinkle the seeds on the surface, place somewhere light, and watch the magic happen!” she wrote.

“Once germinated you can then invest in planting them into some compost and giving them precious windowsill space.”

Hayley grabbed a bead storage box, removed the plastic inserts, and placed a wet paper towel on the bottom.

Once the towel was in place, she replaced the plastic inserts and dropped various seeds into one of the dozen slots.

Once the seeds found a home in her box, she closed the lid, labeled the seeds on the box, and placed the box in an area with plenty of sunlight.

Within a few days, her seedlings had sprouted roots and were ready to be put into the ground.

Hayley revealed that the trick worked on her beetroot, sweat pea, and leek seeds.

Gardeners at all levels were impressed with her handy hack.

One was excited that the tip allowed them to re-purpose an old possession.

“These remind me of all the pony beads I used to craft with!” they said.

“Seeds are the new beads for people in their mid-thirties!”

Easy gardening tips to save money, maximize space, and repel pests

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Banana peels, vinegar, and coffee grounds are often recommended as natural fertilizers.
Dollar Tree sells four packs of seeds for $1.25.
Try a vertical planter like Amazon’s Mr. Stacky 5 Tier Stackable Planter, $35 to make more use of a small space.
Use netting like the Garden Netting Pest Barrier, $8, from Amazon to keep away bugs that eat your vegetables.
Try sacrificial planting to reduce the use of pesticides and keep pests away from your garden. Deliberately growing certain plants to attract agricultural pests can keep them away from the plants you want to protect. Examples include marigolds, lavender, catnip, and chives.
For pesky weeds in your garden, the Grampa’s Weeder – The Original Stand-Up Weed Puller Tool with Long Handles, $45, from Amazon is a helpful tool you can use without having to bend over.

“Wow…I’m usually really good about thinking outside the box and the fact I have probably 10 of these and [it] never hit me to try,” said another.

“Ten out of ten post. Hayley for president!”

“What a brilliant idea! This is really breakthrough gardening,” said a third.

“I will definitely be trying it. As someone already said, far too much compost goes to waste.”

One commenter took the trick a step further and revealed how they germinated seeds without the need for a box.

“I start my seeds in a similar fashion except I take the moist paper towels with the seeds inside, put them in a Ziploc bag, and tape them to my window,” they revealed.

“It only takes a week if you do it right. There are microplastics all around us, in our clothes, water, and cooking ware.

“We have way more things to worry about than how we germinate our seeds.”

Instagram/hayleys_lottie_havenAfter placing her seeds in a plastic box with a wet paper towel, she saw roots in a matter of days[/caption]