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Title: Re: [permaculture] SEEDBALLS

How big are these balls?

- Mitra

At 5:58 PM -0700 17/2/03, Kelly Finigan wrote:

> 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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