Place eggling upright. Crack its top carefully by lightly tapping on it with a spoon.

* CAUTION: Tapping too hard may cause the whole eggling to shatter.

Place the cracked eggling on its terra cotta tray. Water eggling slowly until water begins to drain into the tray from bottom of eggling. Place eggling in bright room with temperature of 60º F or higher.

While seeds are contained inside the eggling in a small white packet, additional seeds are provided to sow to insure success. Over-watering may cause the seeds to sink too deeply causing them not to germinate.

Once seeds sprout, place eggling in a sunny area. Continue adding water to the tray whenever it dries out, to keep the soil moist. Once plant gets a little bushy, prune out shoots to a hearty few to enable full growth.

The eggling contains enough nutrients for plants to grow in it for up to 5 months. When plant outgrows eggling, transplant eggling directly into the soil of a larger pot so plant can fully mature and bloom (if flower). After transplanting, shatter the eggling into small pieces, adding it to the surrounding soil as fertilizer.