Ordering isn’t open yet. What’s planned

Filed under Reading, Growing

Prose & Sprout

A wrapped paperback and a seed-growing kit.

For adults9 items

$29

Planned price

Not on sale yet

This kit is in the opening collection. Ordering isn’t open yet.

When can I order?

Enclosed 9 items

Reading

  • 1 wrapped surprise adult paperback
  • 1 original botanical bookmark

Growing project

  • 1 draining starter pot
  • 1 matching saucer
  • 1 sealed measured portion of seed-starting medium
  • 1 sealed seed packet
  • 1 prelabelled plant marker
  • 1 usable small scoop
  • 1 seed-growing guide

Proposed contents. Quantities are exact; brands and designs are still being chosen.

One adult paperback, wrapped, with a seed-growing kit: pot, saucer, measured seed-starting mix, seeds, a plant marker, a scoop and a care guide. The book covers the days before anything shows above the soil.

What else they’ll need

  • Water, and a spot with suitable light for the seeds.

Based on the proposed contents. Final instructions will come with the confirmed components.

Add a surprise plant

We plan to offer a live plant with any kit for $5. We choose the plant and send it in a 2-inch plastic pot with a card that identifies it and explains how to care for it.

The book

Adult

Contemporary Fiction

Example card. Illustration, not a photo of a kit.

A paperback in kraft paper, with a card naming the reading category and giving a one-sentence synopsis. The title stays wrapped.

A choice of adult or young adult books is planned for this kit.

Genre requests are planned for checkout. See how surprise reads work for details.

How surprise reads work

Still to be confirmed

  • Final components and brands
  • Photos of the finished kit