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DIY Seed Bombs – Rogue Radishes and Crimson Blessings

The technique for creating seed balls was developed by Japanese natural farming pioneer Masanobu Fukuoka. Seed balls or seed bombs are very easy to make. The secret ingredient is clay, this holds the seeds and fertilizer together and makes it difficult for birds to eat the seeds before they get a chance to get growing.

Dokonjo Daikon “Gutsy Radish”

With seed bombs you can make a beautiful variety of gardens! When you know the type of soil you are planting on etc you can adjust your seed mix accordingly. I have tested out several mixtures of seeds, the one that worked the best on hard, depleted, stony and packed urban soils, was a mixture of crimson clover with diakon and wildflowers. Any kind of clover is great for nourishing the soil. Diakon radish is added because it is such a powerful plant. Huge diakon have been known to grow out of asphalt, breaking it apart in Japan — diakon are great at helping to break up earth that is packed and rocky so that roots can grow deeper. Wildflowers add some diversity. (Check out images from the garden started with these seed bombs here)

Sunflowers and Bacteria Clean up Radiation

Sunflowers and Bacteria Clean up Radiation

I read about sunflowers being able to clean up radiation a few months ago, but only now stumbled upon this project in Japan which is involving the whole country in growing and planting sunflowers near Fukushima to help remove radiation from the soil. What a beautiful cheerful flower to have growing ...

June Update

June Update

Hi all, since I haven't been posting much lately I am sure you all know that things are pretty hectic on this end. I am sure it is the same with everyone else as well. Things seem to be speeding up to a real frenzy. I have been doing a lot of gardening, craniosacral therapy and figuring out what is ...

Bolivia Set to Pass ‘Law of Mother Earth’

Bolivia Set to Pass ‘Law of Mother Earth’

I don't really want to keep posting newgrabs and would prefer to just post interesting news to my accounts on facebook and twitter, but some news is just so fantastic that I can't help but get excited and repost it! With Earth Day coming up on Good Friday, Bolivia is showing us all what we should ha ...

Book Review – Cancer: Cause and Cure

Book Review – Cancer: Cause and Cure

Book Review of Cancer: Cause and Cure by Dr. Matsen of Northshore Naturopathic Clinic Cancer: Cause and Cure—A 20th Century Perspective was written by Percy Weston who was a third generation farmer in Australia. Although his grandfather and father were both very successful farmers, Percy had hi ...

Mowed – Greenway Guerrilla Garden

Mowed – Greenway Guerrilla Garden

On the evening of August 20th 2009, I took my 20 minute walk, laden with water for my garden. It was the night of the black moon but I was happy loping down the hill the my little bit of greenspace. When I arrived and realized the garden had been mowed to the ground I was in such a state of shock, I ...