fukuoka style seed balls for no till farming

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http://www.permies.com Brian Kerkvliet of Inspiration Farm in Bellingham, Washington shows how to make Fukuoka style seed balls. A mixture of clay, compost and seeds. The balls can be tossed into existing crops. Some people use see balls (or larger "seed bombs") as a form of "guerilla gardening": toss the balls into areas that are desolate and could use some flowers/edibles. Relevant threads at permies: http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/7076_0/permaculture/food-forest-from-seed-balls http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/974_0/permaculture/seed-balls-a-good-winter-project http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/4932_0/lawn-care/overseeding-with-seed-balls http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/2214_0/permaculture/masanobu-fukuoka music by Jimmy Pardo

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That's the first time I'm seeing how they're actually made. I'm going to find me some clay today (not easy around here), and have a go.

We're getting to the stage where we want to plant many different kinds of plants, from veggies to fruit bushes to trees, into our 4 hectare (ex) hay meadow. Would the seeds in seed balls have any chance in a place where the grass and other herbs shoot up pretty rapidly come spring?

nice

would be a very fun way to teach kids to sow and store seeds, definitely not a boring crafty project!

thanks !

Thank you for the fun video. very informative

farmer Bob I need a bit before I can take to my classroom for the science Angela Lakes 3401

good simple method

wow what a tips ! tyvm

ahahaahaha ,) military reserve

i gotta try this!!! thanks for sharing <3

can i use baseball clay from a field?

Do you get many issues with disease passing on between seasons of crops? Because if you're growing the same crop year after year without tillage you get more stem based diseases on crop residues? Or would you only use it as a way to keep cover crops in the land?

In most cities you'll find vacant lots, areas that are useless and ugly. This seedball technique is great to get any sized parcel back into shape with plants that provide free services - to name a few: reducing the urban heat island (UHI) effect, habitat and nutrition for insects and wildlife, land and air decontamination, reduction of stormwater damage, beauty in your neighborhood. Should I go on?

Im interested . ¿is this method really working?? could be great

i don't understand the point of this? Other than to demonstrate that even hippys like to imagine having their very own arsenal of ordinance with which to re mold the planet according to their own vision..

Make the seed bombs using clay powder and a concrete mixer by spraying water. You produce quality seed bombs to cover large areas to have a productive yield.

yeah, uh, what??

You made my day with that flower bomb remark haha! i'm tempted

(6:45) - Any type of clay can be used.

What type of clay?