GARDEN NEWS-WHATS A SEED BOMB
botanical interest seeds
i read this article this week about seed bombing empty lots in cities
im sure no matter where you live you have these messy eyesore empty lots
here in santa barbara there arent really many empty lots
but
i see one every time i drive to my garden
i thought about throwing some seeds on it even before i read the article
so
whats seed bombing
well here is a good link and description of how to make a seed bomb
basically if i were to do it here i would take some of our clay soil and get it wet
then
i would put in seeds like those pictured above
make a round ball
then
let it dry
then
when its dry
then
you throw it into the empty eyesore lots
when it hits the ground the bomb breaks open and spreads the seeds
then
nature takes over
all
safely
done from a distance
apparently illegally done
have i ever done something like this
maybe
it if i did would usually involve seeds like
sun flower seeds
native wildflower seeds
native grasses seeds
have i ever done something like this in texas
maybe
have i ever done something like this in california
maybe
they say
its nice to go back weeks later and see beautiful wildflowers growing
or
to see a big ole sunflower reaching up to the sky
or
to see native grasses growing where weeds use to me
i think this is a good way to show civil disobedience
do we have unexpected wildflowers and sunflowers near where i live
i did notice some the other day
i did notice that empty lot has some nice wildflowers growing in it now
the organicgreen doctor
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