A question posted on the Twiggers website.
Question:
if you added nutrients to a chia pet would it live longer?
Wrong Answer: Technically, yes – a little longer. It wouldn’t radically change the time it lives – simply because they are very short lived plants in the first. place.
My Answer:
No,no,no! Chia is not normally short lived. These plants can grow to be huge! Over 15 feet tall. But that's if they're growing in soil and aren't crowded together.
But on the chia pet, the seeds are crowded, and no amount of added nutrients will extend their lives beyond about 3 weeks.
The only exception is if you refrigerate them. You can add weeks to their lives if you leave them in the cold and dark.
Good luck!!