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.” Source [archived]
I have written about them here and provided some links here as has Andrea Bellamy on Heavy Petal. [3 links]
Here is a seed ball planting I did a few years ago at 12th and Cambie across from Vancouver City Hall:
March 2005
The setup:
I scored the ground with a ski pole to rough it up a bit
The placement:
Now all I have to do is wait.
May 2005:
June 2005:
I thought I took some picture in 2006 but apparently not.
April 2007:
August 2007 - In the middle of the RAV Line construction zone:
They take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’. Nature is beautiful that way.
I love the idea of gorrilla gardening. I used to do the same, but now I grow indoors..
hydroponics — August 31st, 2007 at 8:56 pm