Masanobu Fukuoka How to Make Clay Seed Balls

Masanobu Fukuoka How to Make Clay Seed Balls

For Living on the Planet Earth Natural Farming Fukuoka Masanobu

Clay Balls save the world.

The most significant thing about caucuses natural farming is clay balls these Clay balls are the essence of natural farming which focus in has established

After years of trail and error scissor up in the clay ball will not be eaten By birds or insects thus you don’t need to till the farmland all necessary conditions For sprouting is minimized to this one clay ball.

Materials needed a clay sea washed up, water and plant seeds find a clay of fight texture a Rather sticky type two types of balls for different use one is for  growing a wholesome

Natural fob and the other for rice and wheat growing in case of growing natural farm Collectors.   

Many kinds of seeds as possible including vegetable, fruit, tree, and green Manure like clover. It is the same case when re vegetating the desert wash the seeds of vegetables And fruits gathered from the kitchen and leave them to dry while you take a walk look at the plants you come across and pick the seeds from them the

beginning of natural farming is to collect the seed for daily routine.

For growing rice prepare grains of rise only either paddy or Apple rice is fine. As for wheat mix clover sees in wheat grains let me explain the way of making clay Balls first dry the clay then using stones or something hat crush the clay to fond soil.

Removal manic matter like leaves on twigs and screen the clay on it is powdered Mix a variety of seeds in the clay at a proportion of one seed to seven parts clay Until it becomes even beans soaked in water for a day are used to material

These swollen beans prevents the clay balls from cracking .

Keep mixing them by adding water knead, it well as if you are needing a down. Until it is as elastic as an ILO.  Beat it until air bubbles are removed. Take off small bulb clay in diameter of 1 to 1.5 centimeters and With both hands gram for it to be a pellet.

With large size seed make a larger pellet to fully enclose the seat with All the C’s wrapped in and the surface smooth the clay voice down.

Make the surface smooth with no cracks or seeds so that the seeds will Not be eaten by birds or Insects.

If the cores are not for immediate use, leave them to dry in a shady with the Area. Dry clay balls will keep for minimum be aware that they may germinate, Is kept in a warm humid place.

In case of making a large quantity of clay ball use a concrete mixer tools, And Materials to prepare  our mixer, a water spray, a large quantity of Seeds and play powder.

Place the concrete mixer with no shuttle cock. And clean the inside of the mixer by scraping Of excess concrete from the surface by using a mixer each seed will Make one ball.

So to have the C’s by size or shape one group at a time moisten them. Sprinkle the Clay powder on them and put them in the Mixer.

In a rolling Mixer add play powder and spray the water alternating.

When each seed coated in clay has doubled in size. Have them rode for Another three four minutes.  The work is completed when the balls are Glassing. Be aware that with over lulling the balls will be stuck to each Other. Each mixing for 15 to 20 minutes will produce a large amount Of clay balls.

Sowing clay balls take place in general either in the time when blooming is over And green leaves are turning yellow or before rainy season. On desert wilderness riverbanks open lots in the fallow land you can Grow a natural farming any place in desert you may keep, Sowing for years to come until the leading things in nature are revived as,

Bland revives living things from natural farm will provide us with a share Of plentiful crops.