Seed Bombs: Walk-By Guerrilla Gardening
[Guerrilla Gardening. Creative Commons photo by Ondřej Lipár]
File this under genius! Carbon Copy has an easy recipe for making seed bombs. Carry these little home-made pellets around and toss them into places that could use a little bit of plant life. Here’s how you do it!
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- Combine 2 parts mixed seeds (Maybe ones from a local solstice seed swap?) with 3 parts compost. (I bet that organic potting soil would work, as well.)
- Stir in 5 parts powdered red or brown clay.
- Moisten with water until mixture is damp enough to mold into balls.
- Pinch off a penny-sized piece of the clay mixture and roll it between the palms of your hands until it forms a tight ball (1 inch in diameter).
- Set the balls on newspaper and allow to dry for 24 - 48 hours. Store in a cool, dry place until ready to sow.
[Seed Bombs! Creative Commons photo by Jeff Wright]
Toss them at will! Please be respectful over other folks’ property, though. It’s a lot tougher to talk to people about green space and guerrilla gardening when they’re angry.
This is genius. I would be a little pissed to find a bunch of plants I didn’t want in my yard though!
Dude, this is sweet. However I haven’t the time to fabricate my own are there any shoppes from which I can place an order?
I would be bummed about that, too, since we work pretty hard on our yard! The seed bombs are intended for more decaying areas, though, like vacant lots and abandoned property. Maybe add a little green to an ugly median?
Seed bombs are a great revolutionary tool! Start a secret society to include poppy and marijuana seeds in the “bombs” and cure the world of what ails it! Ugly roadsides can be bombed with pretty flowers, but include some veggie seeds the (GRD) great republican depression is closing in on America and hoards of hungry people will soon evolve! Plant barley everywhere, We can make home brew and avoid anarchy in our drunken stupor! Low impact living is about to be forced down the American throat, bugs, worms, roots and all!
Needs more C4
Do it with cannabis seeds and OVERGROW THE GOVERNMENT!
I was there when that picture was taken! I made some of those seed bombs! This was taken in Jacksonville, Florida last year. Some of my friends are trying to start guerilla gardening with Florida’s native protected species, and we’re looking at seed bombs as one of our methods. I’d forgotten the recipe, thanks for posting this.
Phil, I like your style. I also had a plan similar to that. Just keep every seed you get and toss them out at random places. I guess if you add fertilizer and good compost it would speed the process along. Hey, they can’t get rid of it all now can they?!?!?!?!
OH, and to add to what I just mentioned, do this on Earth day. Instead of planting a tree, plant pot everywhere! Make a new tradition!
I served these at the last football party and everyone thought they tasted like crap.