I may have never been a “plant person,” but I’m very tempted to try this out. I love the mixture of rebellion, environmentalism and, in my opinion, art this is.
Jonathan noted today’s LA Times profile about militant gardening, with Angelenos looking to change the urban landscape one seed bomb at a time. Hidden in the article is a helpful photo instructional how-to, as shown above. Don’t mistake those seed “bombs” above for truffles…they’re the arsenal of the urban gardeners mentioned in today’s LA Times article.
1. Caroline Kim takes us through the step-by-step process of making seed bombs that gardeners on the go drop into the soil of barren, forlorn spots. Start with organic earthworm castings. Then add clay soil. Mix dry.
2. Add wildflower seeds to the mixture of clay and earthworm castings.
3. Next, Caroline adds water and mixes together wildflower seeds, clay soil and earthworm castings into a mud pie-like consistency.
4. She scoops up little mounds of the mixture and rolls them into bombs, more like balls.
5. The seed bombs are left to dry for a day outside in a plastic container.
6. With the seed bombs stowed in her red bag, the stiletto-wearing Caroline takes off on her bike in search of vacant patches of public space. To plant the seed bombs, she digs holes with a trusty tool — the heel of her shoe. “Stilettos work really well,” she says, grinning.
Via LA Times
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