Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Dispersing seeds

The best method to disperse seeds is by a process called Pellet ting. That is to cover the seed with a layer of clay and disperse the seeds. This helps seeds to be protected from all sides, and protects it from its natural predators like birds and insects which feed on the cotyledons. The entire process is explained with photographs. Step 1. Take some earth and break it up into fine particles, as shown bellow.


Step 2. Mix the soil with water till it becomes like chapatti dove. Make small pellets of the mud, and punch these clay pellets on the seeds as shown in the photo.







Make sure that the seed is properly enclosed inside. You can disperse it wet or dry on the ground. The enclosed seed is well protected inside the clay casing.








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