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You'll need:
Clay (found at craft stores)
Compost or Potting Soil
Flower Seeds (easy to grow varieties or wildflower seeds do best)
Instructions:
1. Divide your materials so you have:
5 parts clay
1 part compost/potting soil
1 part seeds
2. Combine the clay and compost. Add a little water if your mixture is dry. The mixture should be moist but not dripping wet; similar to the consistency of cookie dough.
3. Add the seeds to the clay and compost. Thoroughly work the materials together with your hands.
4. Shape the mixture into balls about the size of a golf ball.
5. You can plant the seed balls while they're still moist, or allow them to air dry.
6. Find areas in your yard and surrounding community that could use a little green. Toss or place your new treasures directly onto bare soil. As long as they are watered (either manually or by rain), the clay will break down and the seeds will grow.
Some seed suggestions:
Cosmos,
Milkweed,
Red poppies,
Coreopsis, or
Coneflower.
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