Red Clay Powder for Seed Balls and Seed Bombs (1000g)

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One important caveat before you make seed bombs and spread seed bombs: avoid at all costs using seeds from species that are invasive to your locality. Please be thoughtful when using natural clay bodies, and don’t contaminate natural systems with weedy clay bodies.

These alternatives will also act as a binding agent, but they will not be as strong as clay when dried.

In my book, “Flowers for Your Honeybee Garden”, I talk about the advantages of both annuals and perennials.

Seed bombing private property other than yours can cause the destruction of property and it is illegally dumping. Only combine seeds with similar qualities or habitat preferences, or plants that are known to grow well together. Clay powder may be the hardest ingredient to find for this project, but a pound of it will be enough to make a few dozen seed bombs. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. For a batch of bombs I mix up: 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of compost, 2 packets of wild flour seeds and a cup of water.

kg… so it’s quite affordable, especially since making a batch of seed bombs will only use 100 grams of it at a time.

It became identified with the battle zones of the First World War, or Flanders Fields, which were originally corn fields. If I really want the children to work the dough for a bit of fine motor development then I add the seeds once the dough has been mixed. Bokashi compost must go through a secondary aerobic compost to be sufficiently broken down, however you can add bokashi tea to improve the microbial community in your seed balls. This should make you a nice pile of damp soil which can be gently squeezed and manipulated into ball shapes roughly one inch in diameter.When making these with children make sure they know to never throw a seed bomb in a conservation area or on farm land. Pour in your seeds in a ratio of 3:1 in relation to the clay mix and combine with your hands or a mixing spoon. Throw onto soil or compost in a garden bed or planter in Spring or Autumn, leaving at least 10cm between each ball. If it’s too dry, add a bit more water, but be aware that it probably does not need additional water, even if you think it does.