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__Greece__ Panangiotis Manikis, fucuoca method technique, cultivation with seed balls in Edesa:

1 glass of tea of different seeds small: roquette, vlita(Amaranthus blitum ), carrots, maratho, sescoula, kixoria (eidi radikion), (Second round: arakas kouki, rebuthia, fakes) 40/50 glasses of soil rich in clay, cleaned from stones and other materials zeolite (keeps moisture and give it to plants slowly (pozzulane) few humus to give some microbes and bacteria

to strengthen the balls you can use: fibres of palm tree straw cut in small pieces fibres of cotton max 2cm or sheep hair (not goat because its waterproof)

1. Put the legume familly seeds in the water for a half to 2 hours depending of the size (lentilles, koukia rebuthia, beans... Carrots, salads, persil 48 hours in the water and then dry them in a newspaper in the shadow 3-4 hours Spinach seeds with some wood firedust (for better spinach) 2. Mix all materials with seeds and water 3. Shape the balls in spheres or sausages cut later (diametre depends of climate) (extreme environements biger sizes) 4. Put the seeds on the ground before the raining period mars /april or september/octomber(/november)

separate seedballs: bikos (//Vicia sativa//), papoules// Lathyrus ochrus 1 //

Hard soils: plant long rooted vegetables like rapani japanease, platomantila (ugra meri)

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