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["Kelly Finigan" <kfinigan@spots.ca>]

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 -----

From: RiverValley

To: permaculture

Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 12:42 PM

Subject: Re: [permaculture] SEEDBALLS

Does anyone have expierence using seedballs to broadcast cover crops?

 

thanks,

daniel

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