the very softest of spring green,there a a few buds swelling out there, and the snowdrops are decorating my lawn with their white bell like blooms, it is no wonder that they were so popular way back when. Mine came from the site where a boarding house stood for almost 100 years. Now there is a tale for me to tell some Halloween. But this is a time to enjoy the delights of spring, the grass is still brown and the ground, well it's more like mudpuddle. but at least it isn't snow covered, at least not today anyway.
before the first snows fell last fall two new gardens were dug, and now they are calling to be planted. One a more or less circular space with a 30' daimeter is for perennial flowers and some herbs. the other a garden dedicated to cukes and tomatoes. also has a large population of earth worms, aka fishing baits, because now that I am in my second childhood years, fishing has gained a new importance.
it isn't that I love fish that much, it's that I love fishing, just being along the banks of a stream, looking for fossils, enjoying the sounds and sights and solitude.
Where was i, besides rambling. yes I know now. Now I garden for the pure pleasure of it, and not as much to feed my family as to feed my soul. every year I look forward to fresh from the vine cukes and tomatoes, which i feel can only be found in home grown veg., no where else at any price.
some time ago I posted a the story of a woman who spread lupine seed across the country side, and, well I have a variety of saved flower seeds...soooooo, might as well . Have included a rough idea of how to make seed bombs, to Gently urge you on, gentle readers.
and success really is dependent on the weather and the quality of the seed. That does not mean the most expensive of seeds, that means the hardiest ones, so don't be afraid to use saved seed, especially if it came from the best plants in your garden.
MAKING SEED BOMBS
Using a mixture of sand, clay and compost, mix with native wild flower seeds, add a little water and press them into balls.
Leave them to harden off a little in egg boxes, but it is good if they are still damp inside.
It is always best to scatter them when it is likely to rain.
The
seed bombs can be thrown along footpath edges, and any other place that
you can find in your locality where there is already some soil and
native flowers have a chance of being left to grow.
Alternatively
grow native plants in your own garden and then as they spread,dig them
up and plant them out, creating beautiful wild edges as you go!
Choose places to plant that you walk by often so that you can keep an eye on how they are doing.
And
don't forget the after care, going out with a bottle of water to give
the plants a drink if it is dry and in some cases weeding around them
while they become established.
