Seed Balls are one half inch diameter models of the
living world. They can contain all the seeds for a complete habitat,
or a wild or domestic garden. In a holographic way, each ball can
contain the whole plant potential of the entire ecosystem.
They require a fraction of the cost of planting or drilling and are hundreds
of times faster. They can be made by anyone anywhere in the world where
there is clay, soil, seed and water. Seed balls work on all scales, small
to large, and can be air dropped over broad areas! Hundreds of kinds of
mixed seeds, soil humus and dry powdered red brown clay, form the solid
components of seed balls. When mixed with water and rolled into balls,
they become little Adobe Gardens.
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Mixing Proportions By Volume
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1 Part : Dry Mixed Seeds with all kinds of
desired plants.
3 Parts : Dry Compost with fungi and soil microbes,
(plant compost, not animal manure).
5 Parts : Dry Red or Brown Clay, finely powdered
and sifted, not gray or white clay, if possible.
* Mix ingredients DRY, turning and sifting to coat
seeds with soil, then clay, then add: *
1 to 2 Parts : Water added a little at a
time until the clay mix is easily workable.
*Soil and water are critical, lowest common denominators,
throughout terrestrial life.*
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After thoroughly stirring the seeds in a large flat
container, and covering with dry soil humus from compost, dry clay is added
and mixed well. In large batches, layer the seed and soil humus combination
with clay to insure proper mixing, however, make small volumes to begin
with. Water is then gradually added until a firm suitable consistency
is reached for rolling the seeded clay into half inch diameter balls. Wet
clay is pinched off the main mass and rolled between the palms of the hands
until smooth and round. A transformation occurs within the balls as they
are rolled, and after a few seconds the clay can be felt to set up or organize,
as the tiny clay platelets align themselves to each other, and the seeds
they enclose. It is important to roll the clay until this polymerization
is felt. The balls then dry with structural integrity. Finished seed balls
are tossed onto a tarp to harden undisturbed for at least 24 hours. Heater
drying may damage seeds. When dry, seed balls may be stored in a cool ventilated
place for weeks or applied immediately. Do not keep in plastic bags.
All Photographs And Text Copyright (C) 1996 Jim Bones
(Unless Otherwise Indicated) Box 101, Tesuque, N.M. 87574 (505-955-0956)
"Light Writings" http://www.seedballs.com
