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Adding wildflower seeds in clay balls and sustainable ways of creating clay.

 
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Hello folks! I'm looking for sustainable clay that keep pollution or contamination outta the soil after I put my wildflower seeds in there and I'm considering making a clay project for my community garden this fall. Any of you tried it before? I've made that stuff before at a local university last year, but never had a chance to put my stuff to ground last fall. Please reach me if you all need me. Adios!
 
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The volume of clay you will use with seed balls will not be a problem, the addition of clay to most soils is not harmful.
I do not understand what you mean by sustainable clay?
 
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Most households are built over stands of clay.

So, with some local materials, you could make clay balls that way.


Wildflowers ideally self sow after that, and feed birds as well.

It all goes back into the soil, and it would be locally harvested.

Unless you're planting farms, you shouldn't need too much clay.


I doubt that the composition matters much when it comes to the clay, if it's used for seed balls.
 
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I mean non toxic clay, clay that don't poison the soil and life under it. I don't wanna stuff into something toxic and not help the ecosystem long term. Good to see you!
 
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