Red Clay Powder for Seed Balls and Seed Bombs (1000g)

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If you choose to use brown paper, rip it up into small pieces and soak it in cold water so it becomes gunky and ready to be shaped into a ball. The 2 most commonly used types of clay for making seed bombs are “air-dry” clay (which we discuss in this post) and red clay powder.

TheWildlife Trusts is a movement made up of 46 Wildlife Trusts: independent charities with a shared mission. That’s it, you’re ready to go! Try to launch the bombs between March and June, when they stand the best chance of germinating and growing. You can also sow your wildflower bombs in pots to see which seeds are most viable. If you’ve decided to test which of the seed bomb types above are best, using a more controlled method for planting seeds is great. All you have to do here is fill a pot with rich, well-draining growing media, and place your seed ball within about halfway under the earth.We sell matrix made with our compost and recycled school art clay here; http://seed-balls.com/shop/details/seed-ball-matrix

Grab a handful of seeds and sprinkle them on to your clay. You can add in some soil too to you mixture. Seed bombs are a loose and unregimented way of planting typically used for barren landscapes. It involves making little cakes or balls filled with compost, clay, and seeds and throwing them at hard-to-reach areas. These places might belong to you; maybe they don’t. The History Of Seed BombsNote: Using larger seeds can make it more difficult to roll uniformly-shaped seed bombs, so you may want to try smaller-sized seeds first.

Guerrilla gardening is great but every guerrilla must take responsibility for his or her actions when taking action in public spaces. Why not follow along with Biodiversity Intern Tasha and Learning and Skills Intern Ellie as they make their very own seed bombs? Smaller items will be delivered using Royal Mail 48. Larger items will be delivered by Fedex or ParcelForce. Time to be patient as long as your seeds get rainwater, sunshine and nutrients, they should grow. Keep an eye on them over the next few weeks.

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There are many ways to go about making seed bombs and many more reasons outside of guerilla gardening. In this piece, we’ll cover different ways to make your own seed bombs, and discuss why you would even want to in the first place. Why Make Your Own Seed Bombs? Use a mixing implement that is small enough for you to move it around without much effort. Begin by combining your ingredients in the tray and mixing them together well. Then add a small amount of water.

This method is perfect for regenerative gardeners. While you can source clay externally, those adhering to the original method will use native clay, which they harvest from their locality. If clay is scarce in their immediate vicinity, they may source from lakes, ponds, seasides, or even local streams. Combine this with native seeds, and you’re working directly with the local flora by throwing native wildflower seed bombs. You can simply moisten the wildflower bombs and throw them into corners you can’t reach easily. One thing to avoid when doing this is sowing among other prolific plants. You don’t want your seed bombs outcompeting your annual veggies.

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If you use local clay, make certain that it isn't weedy. Clay is often from low lying or riparian areas, which also collect a significantly weedy seed bank from large areas of land. The latent upland weed seeds can then grow when you remove them from the wet conditions and seed bomb upland with them. So be careful if you are not using the clay right where you collected it! Don't seed bomb it far or you're sure to spread weeds. Seed bombs are perfect if you’re into natural farming. If you’ve got some areas of your garden looking bare, make some bombs and let them go. If you plan to give these as a Christmas present, be sure to store them in a dark, cool place, otherwise you run the risk of them germinating before the recipient gets a chance to throw them. Also, seed bombs work best when used during the rainy season. If it doesn’t often rain where you are, water weekly. Bombs Away! One important caveat before you make seed bombs and spread seed bombs: avoid at all costs using seeds from species that are invasive to your locality. Your local extension office should have more information about this. Helping invasive species germinate in your community will offset the good done by making seed balls to begin with.