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[http://www.bokashiman.com/ Al "Bokashiman"] from a [http://commgardens.meetup.com/56/ guerilla gardening group] led a [[seedball]]-making workshop. It is satisfying to get your hands muddy and spend a couple hours in a zen-like trance rolling seedballs - it's highly recommended! | [http://www.bokashiman.com/ Al "Bokashiman"] from a [http://commgardens.meetup.com/56/ guerilla gardening group] led a [[seedball]]-making workshop. It is satisfying to get your hands muddy and spend a couple hours in a zen-like trance rolling seedballs - it's highly recommended! | ||
== Here’s the recipe == | == Here’s the recipe == | ||
* 5 parts dry red clay | * 5 parts dry red clay<ref>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. In Greater Vancouver there is something called Red Art Clay which is available at Greenbarn Potters Supply Ltd., 9548 – 192nd Street in Surrey (604-888-3411). Try asking at your local art supply store.</ref> | ||
* 3 parts dry organic compost | * 3 parts dry organic compost | ||
* 1 part seed<ref>Seeds: Workshop organizer Al provided crimson clover, white dutch clover and wild flower seeds, while the rest of the participants donated appropriate seeds – I put in California poppy, nasturtium and cilantro. Al also suggested using the edible, perennial and drought-tolerant plants listed at [http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/top20.php Plants for a Future].</ref> | |||
* 1 – 2 parts water | |||
We used a 16oz. plastic cup as a measure, which made enough for approximately 300 seedballs. After mixing together all the dry ingredients, we added enough water to form a mix that held together without crumbling but wasn’t so wet that it wouldn’t roll into balls. Pinching off small bits of the lovely mud, we rolled penny-sized balls and set them in trays. They will sit on | We used a 16oz. plastic cup as a measure, which made enough for approximately 300 seedballs. After mixing together all the dry ingredients, we added enough water to form a mix that held together without crumbling but wasn’t so wet that it wouldn’t roll into balls. Pinching off small bits of the lovely mud, we rolled penny-sized balls and set them in trays. They will sit on the windowsill for three or four days until completely dry. | ||
[http://www.heavypetal.ca/uploads/archived/seedball%20making.jpg Image - Here we are, rolling away]. | [http://www.heavypetal.ca/uploads/archived/seedball%20making.jpg Image - Here we are, rolling away]. | ||
[http://www.heavypetal.ca/uploads/archived/seedballs.jpg Image - One of these kids is doing their own thing]. | [http://www.heavypetal.ca/uploads/archived/seedballs.jpg Image - One of these kids is doing their own thing]. | ||
==Notes== | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 23 September 2009
Image - Seedballs: microcosms of the living world.
Al "Bokashiman" from a guerilla gardening group led a seedball-making workshop. It is satisfying to get your hands muddy and spend a couple hours in a zen-like trance rolling seedballs - it's highly recommended!
Here’s the recipe
We used a 16oz. plastic cup as a measure, which made enough for approximately 300 seedballs. After mixing together all the dry ingredients, we added enough water to form a mix that held together without crumbling but wasn’t so wet that it wouldn’t roll into balls. Pinching off small bits of the lovely mud, we rolled penny-sized balls and set them in trays. They will sit on the windowsill for three or four days until completely dry.
Image - Here we are, rolling away.
Image - One of these kids is doing their own thing.
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. In Greater Vancouver there is something called Red Art Clay which is available at Greenbarn Potters Supply Ltd., 9548 – 192nd Street in Surrey (604-888-3411). Try asking at your local art supply store.
- ↑ Seeds: Workshop organizer Al provided crimson clover, white dutch clover and wild flower seeds, while the rest of the participants donated appropriate seeds – I put in California poppy, nasturtium and cilantro. Al also suggested using the edible, perennial and drought-tolerant plants listed at Plants for a Future.
External links
- Seed Balls I. What They Are And How To Make Them - archived from the defunct seedballs.com site.
- Path to Freedom
- Masanobu Fukuoka