Big thanks to those of you that bought seed bombs last month, We raised £13 ! Some of that will go back into our garden and some will go to ‘Friends of The Earth Wrexham‘ who donated seeds to us, they’re good like that. Follow that link to keep up with them on facebook and find out when the next meeting is.
So maybe you missed out and are wondering what I’m on about.
Seed bombs are not edible or explosive.
Seed bombing is a technique for introducing vegetation to land by throwing or dropping compressed bundles of soil containing live vegetation. Often, seed bombingprojects are done with arid oroff-limits land.
Seed bombing is another form of seed dispersal, a human intervention into what is already happening in nature. It is an efficient way of deliberately dispersing seeds, but trying to work in harmony with nature too, by being considerate of wildlife and natural habitats.
The term “seed grenade” was first used by Liz Christy in 1973 when she started the “Green Guerrillas”. They were tossed over fences onto empty lots in New York City in order to make the neighborhoods look better. This isconsidered to be the start of theguerrilla gardening movement.
Some guerilla gardeners are activists looking to draw attention to issues such as land use rights and urban blight. Others just want their towns and cities to look more beautiful.
And it is wonderfully easy to do. The ‘recipe’ is simple enough, using one part seeds to five parts compost or top soil and five parts powdered clay with enough water to make a nice messy muddy-clay consistency when you mix it all together. Divide the mix into little balls, leave to dry for a day or two and that is all there is too it. Except the fun of green guerilla warfare!
