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Urban Seed Bombs Would Take Guerilla Gardening To Next Level

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:23:38 -0700

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sanalin on Urban Seed Bombs Would Take Guerilla Gardening To Next Level

2010-02-08T13:31:17.751145-07:00-0700

My main question would be what the bombs are actually made of. The article says that'll biodegrate, but what materials would they use that do that, and would it leave any residual chemicals?

skt2k4 on Urban Seed Bombs Would Take Guerilla Gardening To Next Level

2010-02-06T19:27:23.087402-07:00-0700

This is an awesome idea, but I'm not sure I understand the ecological implications of seed bombing. Do arid environments lack nutrients? If that's the case, how can introducing plants help? Wouldn't it consume more nutrients? I was also under the impression that a lot of anthropogenic aridification arises from mis-allocating water, for example if a not-water-rich area tries to grow a water-intensive crop like cotton and drains its reservoirs. If that's the case, how will this help? I feel like I'm missing a part of the premise. I'll google around and let you know what I find, Reddit.

sanalin on Urban Seed Bombs Would Take Guerilla Gardening To Next Level

2010-02-08T13:30:10.936807-07:00-0700

You'd probably have to select plants that would do well in the climate in which they're being dropped. Reversing desertification is only hard because of questions of scale. If you try to plant a tree without a support network, it will fail, but if a progression starts up or a suitable amount of material becomes present at once, it can push things back. Check out www.reddit.com/r/permaculture

PropMonkey on Urban Seed Bombs Would Take Guerilla Gardening To Next Level

2010-02-06T17:50:34.921471-07:00-0700

I know I'm not the only person thinking of marijuana right now.