Seed bombs.

[ceebs bailey]

Made a batch of seed bombs for our homeschoolers’ private bee class next week and thought I’d share the recipe:

– five parts dry red clay powder
– three parts dry compost
– one part bee-friendly seeds (click here for a list https://www.dropbox.com/s/vwb8iispr2jbacv/HLO_PlantsForBees.pdf)
– about two parts water

Mix it all up in a bucket, scoop out jaw-breaker-sized portions, roll into a ball and leave in the sun to dry.

We’ll also have bags of ready-to-toss seed bombs in the office for a small donation. Have fun!

Seed bombs are a great way to combat the many forgotten gray spaces you encounter every day; from sidewalk cracks to
vacant lots and parking medians. They are a centuries-old method for distributing seeds by encasing them in a mixture of clay and compost. This protects the seeds by preventing them from drying out in the sun, getting eaten by birds or being blown away—and gives them a head start. When sufficient moisture has permeated the clay the seeds inside will sprout, aided by the nutrients and beneficial soil microbes embedded in the compost. Anonymously chuck one over a fence into an empty lot, out your car window into a neglected median or anywhere you see that needs some beauty, life and color. You can toss your seed bombs on a sunny day or on a rainy day and just leave them. They are particularly useful in dry, arid climates where rainfall is highly unpredictable.

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