DIY Seed Bombs
WHEREVER YOU THROW AND WHEREVER YOU DECIDE TO GROW, THESE ARE THE STEPS YOU'LL NEED TO TAKE TO MAKE SEED BOMBS!
1. Figure out which seed combinations you’ll want to use: take a look at our Speculative Lawns for some quick and easy combos, or use companion planting with native plants to make a custom recipe! You’ll find great native plant information for Michigan on this website: https://www.canr.msu.edu/nativeplants/plant_facts/local_info/
2. Go out and buy all the ingredients you’ll need to make seed bombs: powdered clay, peat-free compost, and your chosen seeds.
3. Combine 1 cup of seeds, 5 cups of peat-free compost, and 2-3 cups of powdered clay. Add water until the mix holds together.
4. Form balls about half the size of your fist and allow them to dry.
5. Throw and grow your seed bombs!
Sources: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-make-seed-bomb
Companion Combos
Don't know what to plant? Companion planting is a great for your natural lawn and for the environment. Companion planting is the method of seeding plants that are naturally cooperative with each other. Here are some combos to get you started.
1. Butterfly Buds
This combination is not only beautiful, but it is perfect for pollinators in your area. Sporting lots a flora of stunning yellows and sweet blues, these plants bloom in late summer and early autumn. They are also adaptable and grow best in dry or average moisture soils.
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FLOWERS
Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)
Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
GRASSES
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium (Andropogon scoparius))
1. Flocks of Love
If you're a bird lover, this combination is for you. With lots of lush natural grasses and a pop of colored flowers, these plants are perfect for nest building. Providing not only sturdy nest-building material, but these plants also attract predatory bugs that birds will readily eat. Also filled with late summer bloomers, this combination grows best in heavy sunlight and dry to average moisture soils.
FLOWERS
Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
GRASSES
Big BlueStem (Andropogon gerardii)
Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum)