Monday, October 31, 2011

SATUR D-I-Y: seed bombs

Seed bombs are little bundles of various flower seeds, usually wildflowers, mixed with manure, soil, and/or some other type of organic base. Mademoiselle Chaos shows you how to easily make your own seed bombs. This seems like an easy enough present for anyone, and in fact I intend to make some as gifts for Christmas.

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Here's another tutorial to make easy seed bombs with clay.

Caroline Kim takes us through the step-by-step process of making seed bombs that gardeners on the go drop into the soil of barren, forlorn spots. Start with organic earthworm castings. Then add clay soil. Mix dry.<br>
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Here's another great seed bomb. Empty egg shells are used to hold seeds in these explosive egg seed bombs.
Explosive Eggs seed bombs for guerrilla gardening

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