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  • About
    • Our Mission
    • History
    • Staff / Board
    • 2021 Corporate Sponsors
    • Partners in Conservation
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    • Contact Us
  • Land
    • What Is a Land Conservancy?
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    • Volunteer Application
    • Property Inspection Report
    • Scout Projects
  • Take Action
    • Create Your Rain Garden
    • Save the Poweshiek!
    • Make Native seedballs
    • Plant for Pollinators
    • Ramp up Recycling
    • Protect Your Water
    • Install a Turtle Protector
  • Events
  • Learn More
    • Invasive Species
    • Nature Documentaries
    • Native Plants
    • Native Lakescapes
    • Guided Walks
    • Blanding's Turtle
    • Butterflies & Dragonflies
    • Frog Sounds
    • Bird Songs
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Make Your Own Seedballs
An important part of the work of a land conservancy is replacing invasive species with native ones. One way we do this at NOHLC is to create seedballs with native seeds that we distribute on our properties. To purchase native seeds, find our list here. 
Native seedballs
Ingredients
2 cups of clay cat litter (non clumping and without additives)
2 cups of seed starter soil or other light sterile soil
Native seeds spread on a paper plate
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Directions
1. Mix cat litter and seed starter thoroughly. Add water to moisten, but not to make it soggy.

2. Form quarter sized seed balls by squishing the clay mixture in your hand.

3. Roll seedball over native seeds that are spread very thinly so that only 8-10 seeds adhere to the surface of each seedball.

​4. Set aside to dry for a couple of days.

​Throw out randomly where you want the native plants to grow. Works best in a bare area or garden where there isn't much competition for the seedlings. They will start germinating after the first rain when the seedballs dissolve.
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Making seedballs for a wetland in Clarkston
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Finished seedballs will sink through the snow and germinate in spring
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office@nohlc.org​                                       
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248-795-2808                                                   
​7150 Dixie Highway, Suite 2
Clarkston, MI  48346 
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Mailing: PO. Box 285, Clarkston, MI 48347

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  • About
    • Our Mission
    • History
    • Staff / Board
    • 2021 Corporate Sponsors
    • Partners in Conservation
    • Subscribe
    • Contact Us
  • Land
    • What Is a Land Conservancy?
    • Preserves & Trails
  • Ways to Give
    • Recurring Giving
    • Join Our Sustainers Circle
    • Corporate Sponsorship
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Application
    • Property Inspection Report
    • Scout Projects
  • Take Action
    • Create Your Rain Garden
    • Save the Poweshiek!
    • Make Native seedballs
    • Plant for Pollinators
    • Ramp up Recycling
    • Protect Your Water
    • Install a Turtle Protector
  • Events
  • Learn More
    • Invasive Species
    • Nature Documentaries
    • Native Plants
    • Native Lakescapes
    • Guided Walks
    • Blanding's Turtle
    • Butterflies & Dragonflies
    • Frog Sounds
    • Bird Songs
  • News
  • Jobs