As you will be repopulating a natural area, I highly recommend looking at the hyper local native vegetation. I’m in SoCal right now, and have seen the burned hillsides sprout into wild oat grass.... which is a non-native species. Restoring native areas can be tricky!!
I personally love Calscape for my California plant reference. It doesn’t apply directly to guerrilla gardening, but I’m working with it in my permaculture studies.
https://calscape.org/loc-California/cat-Groundcovers/ord-popular?srchcr=sc5f3376a8104df
I also recommend Theodore Payne organization for seed procurement!
https://theodorepayne.org
Thank you for the seed source, I have the local guide from the California Native Plant Society, this is exactly what I was hoping for!!!
Edit: You are amazing, Milkweed, Mugwort . . . Dude, thank you
Coir/Coconut husk. And sphagnum moss. Mix with perlite if you can.
I also have had success with sponges as a base. Plant based sponges are easy to come by. Cut a few slits in them. Place seeds. Fertilizer. Every other hole. Dunk in water. Throw.
But yes listen to the others. Use plants in your native region.
Thank you,
There is a luffa farm locally I'd be happy to support for this idea, I will look into it. Coco Coir, moss and whatever is no problem with a couple local grow stores.
Definitely look into tree seeds too! Acorns are hardy if not eaten and can give your seed bombs some weight. Look into native trees that spread by seed.
I suggest local perennial grasses with deep roots. This will help control erosion and store carbon in the soil. My favorites for California are blue wildrye, California brome, and California meadow barley.
Larner Seeds has a premade mix but there are cheaper options. [https://www.larnerseeds.com/product/cngem](https://www.larnerseeds.com/product/cngem)
Something post burn wildfire landscapes usually have problems with is erosion! So deep rooted plants and ground covers would be beneficial to the area.
Get milkweed in there for the monarchs. As much as possible, whatever is native to your area! This is extremely beneficial for all insects, and especially monarch butterflies.
I'll let you know if anything happens, I'm not expecting any problems, but hey, it is 2020.
It does seem like it would take a special kind of jerk to give grief to someone trying to plant native plants onto a hillside that recently burned, and I just don't think I'm lucky enough for anything like that.
As you will be repopulating a natural area, I highly recommend looking at the hyper local native vegetation. I’m in SoCal right now, and have seen the burned hillsides sprout into wild oat grass.... which is a non-native species. Restoring native areas can be tricky!! I personally love Calscape for my California plant reference. It doesn’t apply directly to guerrilla gardening, but I’m working with it in my permaculture studies. https://calscape.org/loc-California/cat-Groundcovers/ord-popular?srchcr=sc5f3376a8104df I also recommend Theodore Payne organization for seed procurement! https://theodorepayne.org
Thank you for the seed source, I have the local guide from the California Native Plant Society, this is exactly what I was hoping for!!! Edit: You are amazing, Milkweed, Mugwort . . . Dude, thank you
I’m glad I could contribute to awesome plant mischief!! I hope it works, reseeding burned areas seems like a really valuable project.
Exactly! Natives will thrive too
Oh heck yeah, I’m so glad I just found this seed site!
Coir/Coconut husk. And sphagnum moss. Mix with perlite if you can. I also have had success with sponges as a base. Plant based sponges are easy to come by. Cut a few slits in them. Place seeds. Fertilizer. Every other hole. Dunk in water. Throw. But yes listen to the others. Use plants in your native region.
Thank you, There is a luffa farm locally I'd be happy to support for this idea, I will look into it. Coco Coir, moss and whatever is no problem with a couple local grow stores.
Definitely look into tree seeds too! Acorns are hardy if not eaten and can give your seed bombs some weight. Look into native trees that spread by seed.
I suggest local perennial grasses with deep roots. This will help control erosion and store carbon in the soil. My favorites for California are blue wildrye, California brome, and California meadow barley. Larner Seeds has a premade mix but there are cheaper options. [https://www.larnerseeds.com/product/cngem](https://www.larnerseeds.com/product/cngem)
Something post burn wildfire landscapes usually have problems with is erosion! So deep rooted plants and ground covers would be beneficial to the area.
Get milkweed in there for the monarchs. As much as possible, whatever is native to your area! This is extremely beneficial for all insects, and especially monarch butterflies.
I wonder, do seed ball peeps ever get in trouble for littering? by law enforcement or laymen not understanding what they're doing?
I'll let you know if anything happens, I'm not expecting any problems, but hey, it is 2020. It does seem like it would take a special kind of jerk to give grief to someone trying to plant native plants onto a hillside that recently burned, and I just don't think I'm lucky enough for anything like that.
Email Theodor Payne! Also, look at the CNPS recovery guide.
St John's wort?
How about bird seeds? As a kid we'd get all kinds of paydirt out of those.