Seed-Filled Shotgun Shells Plant Flower Garden

Seed-Filled Shotgun Shells Plant Flower Garden CROPS New Crops A FARM SHOW subscriber tipped us off to a “novel approach to lazy gardening” from a Swedish company that sells shotgun shells packed with flower seeds Inventor Per Cromwell in Sweden started selling the $50 shotgun flower shells in January “I like gardens more than gardening I also like guns more than killing ” he told Wired UK Magazine Flower Shells allow him to shoot and garden at the same time Twenty shots with 100 poppy seeds/shell will plant an average-sized garden he says Cromwell says he likes to fire from the hip aiming 6 to 12 ft ahead “It’s a good feeling the violent blast knowing this is the birth of a flower ” The article explains that loading shells for flower seeds requires similar care as reloading shells for game Cromwell removes the lead from existing 12 gauge shotgun shells fills them with 10 to 100 seeds and adds fabric to create a barrier to protect them The amount of gunpowder added varies according to the type of seed columbine cornflower daisy poppy sunflower clematis lavender sweet pea lupine carnation peony and various meadow flowers Whether or not folks will shoot rather than plant a flowerbed remains to be seen Some detractors point out the potential dangers in populated areas Yes poppy seeds shot at close range can inflict pain Also it’s generally not allowed to discharge a shotgun within city limits We contacted Cromwell through his website www flowershell com and received this email: We are deeply humbled for this enormous interest from around the world We are a small studio and in the middle of working with the practicalities to bring this to market so we sadly don’t have the time to answer to all emails just now

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