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Seed Bombs

By SongofJoy
May 31, 2012

A fun, easy, and environmentally friendly way to plant large or difficult to reach areas is with seed bombs. A typical recipe for seed bombs is: 5 parts dry powdered natural clay, 3 parts dry organic compost,1 part seed,1-2 parts water. After mixing together all of the dry ingredients, slowly add water to the mixture until the mixture sticks together but isn't too wet or so dry and crumbly that you cannot roll it into balls. Roll into quarter-size balls. Let dry for 48-72 hours. Bombs away!

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Jun 1, 2012 11:03 AM CST
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Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)
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Hi Tee!

Could you give me a couple of situations where these would be better to use than, say, traditional direct seeding methods? It sure sounds easy enough to do.

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Sheryl
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Jun 14, 2012 12:56 PM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
Sorry to be so slow to answer. I have been ill for awhile. This would be for areas you cannot reach easily to cultivate or large areas you might want to plant such a field.
I garden for the pollinators.
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Jun 17, 2012 9:36 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)
Region: Southwest Gardening Charter ATP Member Keeps Horses Dog Lover Cat Lover Permaculture
Butterflies Birds Cottage Gardener Herbs I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises
Gotcha, thanks.

Hope you're feeling better, that must have a nasty bug to keep you off the computer.
In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.


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Jul 19, 2012 4:36 AM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
I garden for the pollinators.
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