Seed Bombs

I’ve been a fan of Masanobu Fukuoka ever since I read The One-Straw Revolution five years ago. I’ve blogged about modifying his grain planting method for seeding my pastures. Another of his ideas is coating seed with clay before planting. I’ve thought this would be an excellent way to hide the seed from birds. And goats! But I never quite understood how I’d do it. Then I watched this video on how to make seed balls and seed bombs. Last month, I finally made some for seeding several small bare soil areas in the pasture. So, here’s my first attempt.

These could be dried and saved for later or planted immediately. I went out and dropped them onto various bare spots as soon as I was done because the forecast was for rain.

The clay protects the seeds and gives them soil to get started in. The compost feeds them. Here they are several weeks later.

Has anyone else tried this? It would be a great activity to do with kids! Like mud pies but better! Kids would have fun planting them too.