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SEEDBOMBS

Carsten Tiede

16th of July 2013

One of these kids is doing their own thing.

Recipy for seed bombs

5 parts red clay

3 parts soil or 2 parts of soil 1 part of compost

1 part seed

1 part water by volume

Here’s another recipe:

5 parts dry red clay*

3 parts dry organic compost

1 part seed**

1 – 2 parts water

Ingredient notes: *Dry red clay: Yes, this is the stuff that potters use.
Commonly it comes pre-mixed, which you don’t want. You want the dry
powder so it can be easily mixed. I’ve tried using grey clay from a riverbank
– it doesn’t work so well. Try asking at your local art supply store.

**Seeds: Workshop organizer Al provided crimson clover, white dutch

clover

and wild flower seeds,

And here is another recipy

50 kg red clay

30 kg soil (or compost)

10 kg seed

10 l water

WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED?

• Various seeds * (eg wild flowers, herbs, vegetables) - dried

• Vegetable Compost - dried, sieved (no horse manure or other Manure),

it can alternatively be used for good soil (potting soil)

• red or brown clay powder - dried, sieved, commercially known as **

Powdered clay / Loam flour/ clay powder (not to be confused with normal
wet clay); The use a gray or white clay powder as possible

• A little water

• A container or pad for mixing the ingredients

Hints:

* Please make sure that these are native species in the selected seeds.
Necessarily also make sure that there are non-toxic plant.
** Natural clay powder in large quantities (over 25 kg, about 10 EUR) very cheap (natural)
Building Materials available, you can also check with pits or brick (there is nothing like brings
along a bucket full).

Smaller quantities can be found on the internet and / or as a Substrate for

Terrarium (1 EUR per kilo).
Healing Earth from pharmacies it does, but is much more expensive.

It goes almost without saying that all the ingredients should / be

unencumbered untreated.

Proportion:

And here is another recipy

10% water;

10% seed

30% compost / soil

50% parts powdered clay.

These ingredients should be dry and sifted it facilitates the production

immensely.

1 First, the different seeds are mixed.

2 Then mix the Samenmix with compost / soil.

3 Only then release the clay powder and mix well.

4 For dry Samen-/Erde-/Ton-Mix now gradually carefully immediately

gießen. Do not the entire mass moisten with water, otherwise it will harden
before it can be processed. Only use just enough water to bind the mass and
can be easily processed. If the mass but become mushy, add dry ingredients
and subsequently make more quickly.

5 Each take some of the mixture and shape between your palms into
small (about coin or nut large) balls. Not to work vigorously. The "seed
balls" are done when the balls are soft, fairly smooth and round.

6 The "seed balls" lay out to dry for 1 to 2 days - best in the sun.
Additional heat sources can make the seeds useless, so no heating, hair
dryer, furnace, etc. use. The dried "seed balls" can be applied immediately,
but can be spread very well or throwing well. However, they also keep for
several weeks if they are kept cool and well ventilated. A storage in plastic
bags is inappropriate as the "seed balls" could moldy.

7 Count for about 10 safe and visible results "seed balls" per square
meter. With a larger amount of "seed balls" can even fallow be revived.