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NJCher

(40,698 posts)
20. Oh, those little guerrilla gardeners
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 03:05 PM
Jun 7

I'm training all I can. Seed bombs: they love it. Their parents take them around to see how they are doing.

https://happyeconews.com/guerrilla-gardening-why-its-important-how-to-get-started/

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History of Seed Bombing

An ancient technique, seed bombing was used in ancient Egypt to repair farms after the annual spring flooding of the Nile. Seed bombing, known as nendo dango in Japanese, was re-discovered by natural farming pioneer Masanobu Fukuoka. The practice eventually spread to other parts of the world, including the United States, where it became a popular form of protest against unchecked development.

Now used as a tool for environmental activism and urban gardening, it has been employed in various cities worldwide to create green spaces and promote biodiversity. Seed bombing is a relatively easy and low-cost way to make a big impact in terms of both beautifying an area and increasing its ecological diversity.

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Recommendations

8 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

I love this! crim son Jun 7 #1
French Marigolds (Tagetes patula) are annuals. speak easy Jun 7 #26
gorgeous, and thank you peacebuzzard Jun 7 #2
Uh, it is a link to Bluesky. And good morning. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 #4
Oh how cool! SARose Jun 7 #3
this made me tear up! Its so beautiful... samnsara Jun 7 #5
God Bless the Grass by Malvina Renolds fargone Jun 7 #6
I thoight of this right away! The version I know is from Pete Seger. electric_blue68 Jun 8 #28
Nice Botany Jun 7 #7
It's a nice idea as long as regular rains come to nourish the flowers FakeNoose Jun 7 #8
So the deer get fed, the soil stays in place, the birds and bees are happy, niyad Jun 7 #9
Zackly! ChazInAz Jun 7 #13
A side-benefit! Feeding the deer. KPN Jun 7 #19
Heaven knows...... MyOwnPeace Jun 7 #21
Exactly, my daylilies haven't bloomed in the last 5 years FakeNoose Jun 7 #22
Thank you. niyad Jun 7 #10
Beautiful too 🌺🌼🌸 Clouds Passing Jun 7 #11
Water is stronger than rock Collimator Jun 7 #12
That's lovely...it reminded me of something I'd read over 40 years ago.. QED Jun 7 #14
Or the Figarosmom Jun 7 #16
I saw a video short where a woman was growing veggies in the Figarosmom Jun 7 #15
Absolutely malaise Jun 7 #17
Wow, cool idea. Sidewalks shed water perfectly into their cracks. KPN Jun 7 #18
Oh, those little guerrilla gardeners NJCher Jun 7 #20
Informative article democrank Jun 8 #27
Gave me a big smile ailsagirl Jun 7 #23
You just put the whipped cream and cherry on top of an already good day, mahatmakanejeeves! calimary Jun 7 #24
Wow, it worked. Success wendyb-NC Jun 7 #25
Wonderful, delightful! Ty! electric_blue68 Jun 8 #29
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