So good to know!

I boiled water in a pot and then dissolved the borax in the pot and then poured the solution into pickle jars. It worked great.

I will definitely try to make that happen!

That’s so interesting!

If it doesn’t have anything to stick to, it will grow on the insides of the pot. But you don’t need to use pipe cleaner. I’ve grown borax on plastic and I’ve seen other people dunk in books and shells and it sticks to that also.

Can you grow crystals without using a pipe cleaner?
What would happen if you just left the solution sit?
Would it grow into a large crystal as the water evaporated?

Well, inside these crystals a pipe cleaner form for the crystals to stick to and form around, so you’d have to skip that step in order for them to be broken up. But yeah, I think you could… When I made mine some crystals formed up the side of the glass and they could have been broken up for the kind of look you’re thinking of. You try all of these steps but maybe not putting anything inside for the crystals to attach to. Then they’re likely form on the walls of the glass and will already sort of have the look of crushed glass. You’ll need to experiment a bit…