Tea Seedball  by jamibann

Tea Seedball

I was given a gift of seedballs in June. These are little balls of clay embedded with seeds, which you scatter on top of soil or compost. I was keen to try them out. I had three varieties - herb, tea and salad. All three were successful and it was interesting to see what was going to grow out of the little balls of clay. The salad leaves were varied, the herbs were primarily dill, with a scattering of parsley and basil. The tea was mostly chamomile - as seen in this image. I now need to work out how to make tea from the plant but I believe it's the flowers that you use, not the leaves.
Nice points of focus. Sorry, cannot help with the tea!
August 10th, 2021  
How interesting, what a lovely gift.
August 10th, 2021  
Interesting story! Never hess as ed of seed balls! Fav
I guess you use the yellow part after it has dried
August 10th, 2021  
yes, the flowers. My house mate used to make tea and leave it in the pot for months. Certainly put me off chamomile for life!
August 10th, 2021  
Like the flower better than the tea of it 😉 but my friends love it
August 10th, 2021  
Chamomile is a wonderful herb. The flowers are edible. You can use them to decorate salads or soups. Chamomile infusion is very good. Pour boiling water over the flowers themselves and wait 15 minutes.
August 10th, 2021  
oh they sound easy to use!
August 10th, 2021  
The seed ball is such an interesting idea, and one I've never heard of before! Gorgeous image of this pretty chamomile.
August 10th, 2021  
Beautiful
August 10th, 2021  
Hasker is right, you can't beat the fresh variety!
August 10th, 2021  
That was a fun gift.
August 10th, 2021  
A fun thing to do. Good luck with the tea making.
August 10th, 2021  
An interesting concept…..seed balls are a new idea for me but sound really interesting. I must look out fir them & try them….your own tea……fancy that!
August 10th, 2021  
You’ve inspired me to locate a seed bomb that I’ve put somewhere or other!
August 10th, 2021  
Bep
Beautiful.
August 10th, 2021  
What a lovely idea. I made some 'seed bombs' with the grandkids one year with seeds from my garden. Poppies, aquilegia, foxgloves etc. I never heard if they were successful or not, but I liked the idea.
August 10th, 2021  
Interesting idea- however I think the squirrels would get to them before the flowers popped up here. Pretty one!
August 11th, 2021  
Nice capture
August 11th, 2021  
Great idea..............hope it turns out for you, pretty flower!
August 11th, 2021  
@haskar Thank you! I'm preparing the process!
August 11th, 2021  
@happypat They're fun, I have to say! It was interesting to see what was going to pop up. I'm going to get some wild flower ones for next year.
August 11th, 2021  
@busylady Great idea to do your own!
August 11th, 2021  
Interesting! I’ve never heard of seed balls...But then I’m not a gardener.
August 11th, 2021  
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