What do seed bombs and tacos have in common? It’s almost as much fun making them as using them. This easy bee garden project is a lot of fun and yet another simple way you can help save the bees. Grab a handful of seeds and sprinkle them on to your clay. You can add in some soil too to you mixture. They are so inexpensive that you can make a lot of them. Don’t be stingy with them – seed bombs away! What Type of Clay do You Use? A: The short answer is yes. However, you probably want to use seeds that are already suited to your regional climate and geology. This will ensure you’re successful!

Let’s discuss a few of the different ways to make DIY seed bombs at home. Then we’ll outline the process of spreading those seed bombs around. While this is certainly not an exhaustive list of ways to make seed bombs, it does cover the classic clay method and a few innovations on that technique. The Fukuoka MethodComposts that contain peat require peat bogs to be harvested, this destroys precious habitats, and depletes important carbon stores. Peat actually contains more carbon than the combined forests of Britain, France and Germany! Mix the seed, clay, and compost together in a bowl to a ratio of three handfuls of clay, five handfuls of compost, and one handful of seed. Then carefully add water slowly and gradually (you don’t want it too gloopy), mixing it all together until you get a consistency that you can form into truffle-sized balls. Lay them out to bake dry on a sunny windowsill for at least three hours. Above: Photograph courtesy of Kyle Books. Avoid throwing seed bombs in your neighbor’s yard. In that same vein, while it may be tempting to throw them in a construction lot, it’s not the best idea. Anywhere the sprouts are likely to be moved, mowed down, or otherwise disturbed should be avoided. In a bowl, mix together 1 cup of seeds with 5 cups of compost and 2-3 cups of clay powder (you could use clay soil instead if you have it). A “rurbanite” is someone who has “a passion for the countryside but no intention of leaving the city,” says Alex Mitchell, adding: “A growing band of rurbanites is getting in touch with the green side of the city.” Enter guerrilla gardening.

At home, it’s much easier to see your successes and failures, and it’s fun to fill your yard with plants you like. There are a couple of different ways to sow your seed bombs or wildflower bombs, though. Unless your flat without it, I'd use local clay from the ground. Perhaps getting in the car and buying mined clay is the only option you have, or the more practical one. With local clay, you can dry it and grind it through a scree to get it powdered.Peatlands are also often the home for many scarce animals and plants, which aren't found in any other type of habitat.