Project Maya Seedball
About
Seed balls are a great permaculture technique for growing seed in a more simple and effective way. Here at Project Maya we've applied this technique to make wildflower seed balls, as growing wildflowers from seed can be super challenging. As life can get pretty hectic, we wanted to make it a bit easier for everyone to have gardens, balconies and window boxes that are bursting with native wildflowers, buzzing bees and beautiful butterflies!
Each seed ball contains a mini ecosystem: wildflower seeds are mixed with clay, peat-free compost and a smidgen of chili powder, and rolled into a small ball. Each ball is approximately 1cm in diameter, making them super easy to scatter.
The dried clay acts as a protective casing from common seed predators (such as ants, mice and birds). When sufficient rain permeates the clay, the seeds inside begin to germinate - helped along by the nutrients and minerals contained within the balls. The chili powder continues to deter predators while the seed ball slowly degrades and the seeds sprout.
Seed balls will work well in most environments (as long as the type of seed used is suited to that environment) and they are particularly useful in dry and arid areas where rainfall is highly unpredictable and in severely degraded land.
Various forms of seed balls have been used throughout history - from ancient Chinese civilisations to Native American tribes! More recently, seed balls were promoted by the Japanese natural farming innovator Masanobu Fukuoka. Fukuoka demonstrated that with the labour of just two people working a few weeks a year, seed balls could produce high crop yields without the need for plowing, weeding, or the application of pesticides and fertiliser.
Top Tips for using seed balls
- - Seed balls don't need to be 'planted' - simply scatter them on top of soil or compost
- - Seed balls will work well in both garden beds and balcony or window box planters
- - Each seed ball contains between 100-200 seeds
- - 20 balls per square metre needed for a good display
- - sprouts seen from 6-8 weeks, although regular watering can speed up this process
Project Maya is a non-profit eco-social enterprise working to build a global network of sustainability reserves. Based on the principals of permaculture, these reserves will represent nature and community in balance.
Any item sold by Project Maya Seedball will show a default delivery time of '3-5 Working Days' unless otherwise specified.
Delivery
- We can only deliver to addresses within the EU.
- UK Delivery takes 3-5 working days, and we'll always notify you when your order has been dispatched.
- European Delivery takes between 5-7 working days.
Terms & Conditions
About us
Project Maya CIC ("we") are registered in England and Wales under company number 7637139 and with our registered office address at 54 Tetherdown, London, N10 1NG. As a Community Interest Company, any profit from Seedball goes directly to Project Maya's non-profit environmental activities.
Intellectual property rights
We are the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights relating to Project Maya Seedball, including material published on the 'Garden4Less' website. All such rights are reserved. You must not use any part of the materials on this website for commercial purposes without obtaining a license to do so from us.
Description of the Project Maya Seedball service
Please note that when you decide to purchase goods the resulting legal contract is between you and Project Maya, and such contract shall comprise of these Customer Terms, the email confirmation of your order and the applicable details on the product page and you agree to be bound by all such provisions.
You should carefully review Customer Terms, the email confirmation of your order and the applicable details on the product page in relation to the order. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between these Customer Terms and the email confirmation of your order or the applicable details on the product page, these Customer Terms shall prevail to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency.
How contracts are formed between you and Project Maya
Each order you place shall be deemed to be an offer by you to purchase the goods specified within it subject to the Customer Terms and the applicable details on the product page. No order shall be deemed to be accepted until we issue an email acknowledgement of order. The contract between you and Project Maya will relate only to those goods notified in the email acknowledgement of order.
Refusal of transaction
We may refuse to process a transaction for any reason or refuse service to anyone at any time at our sole discretion. We will not be liable to you or any third party by reason of so refusing or by reason of unwinding or suspending any transaction after processing has begun.
Delivery arrangements
Your shopping basket on the Garden4Less website displays the goods you have chosen, details of delivery can be found on the Delivery page, and any delivery times quoted are in working days. Goods will only be sold to addresses within EU. Payments made using an address from outside the EU will be fully refunded within a maximum of 28 days.
Returns
If you wish to discuss or organise a return, exchange or refund of any non-cancellable item purchased through the Site (see the Returns Policy for a description of non-cancellable items), please contact the store at orders@seedball.co.uk. Any returns or refunds shall be made in accordance with the Returns Policy.
Waiver
If we fail at any time to insist upon strict performance of any of your obligations under these Terms, or if we fail to exercise any of the rights or remedies to which we are entitled under them, this shall not constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies and shall not relieve you from compliance with such obligations. A waiver by us of any default shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent default. No waiver by us of any of these Terms shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be a waiver and is communicated to you in writing.
Severability
If any of these Terms are determined by any competent authority to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable to any extent, such term, condition or provision will to that extent be severed from the remaining terms, conditions and provisions which will continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Entire agreement
These Customer Terms and any documents expressly referred to in them constitute the entire agreement between us and supersedes and extinguishes all previous drafts, agreements, arrangements and understandings between us, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter. Each of us agrees that neither we nor you shall have any remedies in respect of any representation or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these Terms or any documents expressly referred to in them. Neither of us shall have any claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation based upon any statement in these Customer Terms and any documents expressly referred to in them.
Force majeure
Where we are prevented from or delayed in carrying out obligations under these Terms due to circumstances beyond our reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, governmental actions, war or national emergency, riot, civil commotion, fire, explosion, flood, inclement weather, epidemic, lock-outs, strikes or other labour disputes (whether or not relating to the Seller's workforce), or restraints or delays affecting carriers or an inability or delay in obtaining supplies of adequate or suitable materials then our performance of its obligations shall be postponed for the period of time that the circumstances continue.
Law and jurisdiction
Contracts for the purchase of goods or services through our Site shall be governed by English law. Any dispute arising from, or related to, such contracts shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
Feedback
General comments about the Site are welcome, please contact us at orders@seedball.co.uk. Complaints about goods or services must be directed to this email address.
VAT
We're not a VAT registered company.
Refunds & Returns
We want you to be happy with your seed balls and the service you receive from us. If you make a purchase and change your mind, you have 28 days from receipt of goods to notify us if you wish to return your seed balls for a full refund or exchange.
- However, seed ball tins that have had their label seal broken are generally non-refundable and non-exchangeable
- To return or exchange a product you must notify us in writing, outlining your reasons for doing so. Please email seedball@mayaproject.org
- We recommend that you return the goods in appropriate packaging, use a ‘signed for' delivery method and obtain proof of postage. Do not destroy or dispose of any product, even if there's a problem with it (such as the balls have broken up during the delivery process), before arrangements have been discussed with us.
- We will process a refund of your order payment directly to your payment debit or credit card within 20 days at the very latest, subject to compliance with the returns policy.
- If you have any further questions about our returns policy, please contact us at: seedball@mayaproject.org
Business Name:
Project Maya CIC,
54 Tetherdown,
London,
N10 1NG
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