I always knew that seeds could be scattered over a field or any patch of land to grow trees. It is a great way to reforest areas and grow more green which is the need of the hour. It got more serious in last couple of decades. There is a certain scientific process involved in scattering of seeds and I recently stumbled upon this phenomenon. It is called 'SEED BOMBING'. In the simplest ways to explain, this process is about making a ball out of clay/soil with seeds and dropping them where ever you please. The seed bombs are more effective over regular scattering of seeds. There are interesting ways that people have used this phenomenon all over the world.
In the US, a lady named Liz Chirsty started a green guerilla revolution. She made seed bombs with a balloon filled with fertilizer and tomato seeds. They were tossed over vacant fences of New York suburbs to make the neighbourhood look better.
In India, a group of young adults collaborate to collect seeds from residents of Mumbai. They ask the citizens to wash and dry the seeds after they have eaten the fruits. Once dried they collect the seeds and keep making seed bombs until the dry season. They scout for areas all over the city for possible guerilla gardening. The seed bombs are then placed in the ground right before the wet season.
Australian gardening guru Jerry Coleby Williams explains how to make seed bombs for southern hemisphere climate. The process involves one part of compost and one part of clay and seeds to make the bomb. Once the bombs are made, they should be sprinkled with sulphur powder to keep the rats away.
An innovative way to make seed bombs is with paper. Here is how...
Seed bombing in urban areas is a great way to reduce urban heat island and also make the city look green.
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