Masanobu Fukuoka Makes Seed Balls

Natural Farmer Masanobu Fukuoka conducts a workshop for making seed balls at his natural farm and forest in Japan.

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Education

Tags:

• seed
• balls
• masanobu
• fukuoka
• natural
• farming
• agriculture
• organic

[catfishbones]

This is the old master at work. Watch many times and learn.

[nuihofaah]

Masanobu Fukuoka died to 8.16 for the senility. I am sad.

[MurderDrunkie]

Masanobu Fukuoka's book One Straw Revolution can be found for free on a bunch of torrent sites, for those who are interested.

[EarthshipSweden]

Can this be found translated to english anywhere?

[EKOSMUNiDAD]

...OOO... O ...OOO...

[MrBiejos]

@various8 Beautiful

Fukuoka san is my Hero!!!

[vidaripollen]

what an inspiration he was.his one straw revolution did stir many a heart.

[erasmusherzen]

I don't know how to hyperlink but 14:19

[various8]

Using this method along with other Natural Farming techniques, Fukuoka san was able to produce 590kg (1300lbs) of winter grain (barley or wheat) and 22 bushels of rice per quarter acre of land. Moreover, these techniques require the labour of just two people working a few weeks a year to attain the crop. There is no plowing, no weeding, no application of biocides in any form, and no fertilising

[various8]

Mix one part seeds with one part dry compost.Next, add one part dry clay andmix.Then spray in water a little at a time and mix it together until you have just enough water to hold everything together without crumbling.After that, form the mixture into balls 2~3 cm in diameter.Finally, dry the balls for later use.Once dried, the balls are ready to be spread over land that you want to plant. When the rains come, the seeds will germinate.

[various8]

To make them, simply select the seeds to be used - thick-skinned seeds will need to be scarified, and some seeds need heat or cold to bring them out of dormancy. Legumes will require inoculant if they are to fix nitrogen. Also, for species that can benefit from mycorrhizal relationships, adding the spores of mycorrhizal fungi such as the genus Glomus and/or Rhizopogon, species Gigaspora margarita, and/or Pisolithus tinctorus would be beneficial, though not necessary.

[Ceci974]

what is the white... on the hormigonera?



[JZacharyFenner]

@EbolaV1rus Thank you