Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

permaculture - Re: [permaculture] SEEDBALLS

permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: permaculture

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Kelly Finigan" <kfinigan@spots.ca>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] SEEDBALLS
  • Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:58:53 -0700

yup:
 
A friend from California and I made a big batch in June when the G8 came to town...later a bunch of folks took them and planted them where they wished. Mixed together some clay from my back yard (from the hole for a stormwater catchment / irrigation supply pond) with some compost (for nutrients) and an assortment of seeds  - made two types of balls: one from native plant seeds collected from along the river valley and the second from vegetable seeds a community garden gave us for helping them lay out their site "permie" style (swales, keyhole beds, etc).
 
The balls were "planted" quickly by many folks - the balls roll into low spots and wait until it rains (unpredictable in the prairies), then they germinate, complete with a little soil/nutrient "meal" to start them off. Have fun!
 
Kelly
 
 
 
Kelly Finigan, M.Sc. P.Eng., Permaculture Designer
Essential Elements Inc.
744 - 4 Street NW       Calgary, Alberta, Canada         T2N 1P2
1-403-283-7270           fax 283-9783     kfinigan@spots.ca
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:42 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] SEEDBALLS

Does anyone have expierence using seedballs to broadcast cover crops?
 
thanks,
daniel


_______________________________________________
permaculture mailing list
permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture



Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page