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Organic Clay And Bloom Bugs

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The thought of dumping seeds of wild flowers or trees into a depressed area in the hopes that it will miraculously transform into a blooming meadow or woodland is appealing. Seeds, after all, are dispersed in nature by chance. For those who aren't as obsessed, here's Seed Bomb 101: Seed bombs such as BLOOM BUGS are seed-filled balls made of compost and clay (or papier Mache in some cases). Seeds can blow in the wind, attach to an animal's body, fall to the ground, or be eaten by animals and expelled in another spot. Seed dispersal is the term for this process. The majority of people are unaware that just a small fraction of seeds produced by a plant mature to adulthood. Many seed bomb tutorials such as BLOOM BUGS recommend using a variety of seeds and a large number of seeds per seed bomb. This means that even if the seed bomb worked perfectly, there would be six to a dozen or more seedlings of various varieties sprouting in roughly an inch of green space. Clay and organic