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There are reports of this from indigenous tribes in North America and from Japan after the Second World War for rice and barley.

Seedballs became better known under the expression "guerrilla gardening" as a means and way of secretly sowing plants in public spaces, so to speak as a subtle political protest and civil disobedience with simultaneous beautification and greening of fallow areas.

Each individual seed ball measures approx. 2-3 cm in diameter and contains a small mini ecosystem: flower seeds mixed with peat-free soil and clay powder and then rolled into a small ball.

The dried clay coat effectively protects the flower seeds from being eaten prematurely by interested animals (e.g. birds, mice, ants or other insects).

When rain softens the ball and the light and temperature are right, the seeds begin to germinate. They are supported by the nutrients of the earth and the clay powder, which holds the moisture. As the ball dissolves with more rain, the plants begin to take root and keep growing.