Group of young people in Dak Lak greening bare land with ‘seed bombs’

A group of young nature-loving people in Dak Lak have made over 500 “seed bombs” dropped on bare land and bare hills along National Highway 27 (Yang Tao commune, Lak district, Dak Lak province).

Group of young people in Dak Lak making seed bombs In early 2021, this group of young people changed the color of cleared lands, bare hills, grasslands and forests by wrapping the seeds with clay, helping to protect the seeds from being eaten by insects. and when it rains. The soil cover will retain enough water for the seeds to germinate. Nuts are prepared by the group to make a seed bomb The way to do it is just to keep, wash and dry the fruit seeds… create a “seed bomb” – mix clay, humus with manure and a little water, knead it by hand, then give the seeds to plant. in the middle and then roll it up. Next, the “seed bomb” was placed by young people in the vacant land, the wasteland where they lived and passed. “Seed bombs” grow according to the principle of nature, they germinate when it rains, without fertilizing or watering. A bomb has five kinds of particles According to Mr. Pham Thanh Tuan (the initiator of making “seed bombs”), there are 5 types of seeds in 1 bomb: pioneer trees, canopy trees, nitrogen-fixing plants and low-level medicinal herbs. After the seedlings have grown, a sufficient amount of nutrients is available as compost mixed with the soil for the initial growth of the plant. The rainy season lasts 2-3 months, enough for strong seedlings, when the dry season comes, the resistance of seedlings is also stronger. Mix clay, manure, water, humus as seed cover Thanks to the compactness of each “seed bomb”, even the dry season can be carried to an area suitable for the growing conditions of each cultivar contained in the bomb. According to Mr. Tuan, using “seed bombs” helps to overcome difficulties in climate conditions as well as save manpower and costs for afforestation. “Seed bombs” can take advantage of endemic trees regenerated by seeds, with high drought tolerance to develop natural forest areas.