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Seed bombs are one of the least risky weapons of guerrilla gardening. They generally consist of small balls, no bigger than a tennis ball, made of seeds, clay and compost. They are intended to be thrown by the “guerrilla gardeners” in places that are difficult to access or where it is very risky to be around for a long time.because it requires a full-fledged sowing.
The shape of the seed bomb is up to you. There are round ones (for those who are handy or not very skilled at crafts) and hand grenade-shaped ones (the most obvious and "belligerent").
This system, devised by Masanobu Fukuoka (Japanese farmer, biologist and philosopher) with the aim of improving Nature's production with the least possible intervention, makes it possible to replace the plough, scarecrow and other methods.
Guerrilla gardener Richard Reynolds, who has been attacking and transforming neglected and barren gardens and public spaces in London since 2004, has carefully selected types of seed bombs and the like. He singles out the classic bomb, which Reynolds describes as a mixture of clay, compost and seeds in a ratio of 5:1:1. This is mixed with water and rolled into balls of a size that is easy to throw.
MATERIALS:
1. Clay
2. Soil/compost
3. Seeds
4. Water
5. Hands – (a lot of friends)
PROCEDURE:
- – mix ten parts of soil with one part of clay
- – add water until it forms a moldable dough
- – spread the dough on a surface and sprinkle the seeds
- – knead again until the dough is homogeneous
- – make balls until the mixture is finished
- – let them dry somewhere with air, without sun; and when they are hard:
- – dump it in the vacant lots in your neighborhood.
- – The balls will break up with the first heavy rain, and the seeds will begin to sprout, until then protected from animals and the weather.
- – follow up and visit your intervention, come back in a month to see how the germination is going.
Helpful Tips:
- For forest species, prefer native or regional species. Seeds can be obtained by preserving the seeds of foods consumed, whether peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes, etc. You have to be careful with purchased seeds. Many are genetically modified, cause many problems and end up displacing natural varieties that are kinder to the earth and to us.
- Include seeds of the crop you want to grow in the seed mix, along with other plants (such as white clover) that will germinate faster and create a thin layer that will protect the soil from light, preventing the germination of grasses, but not cereals or whatever you want to grow.
- You can include a portion of natural fertilizer (manure or other) in the clay balls; a portion of cayenne pepper helps deter animals that seek to eat the seeds.
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