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		mcdonje on May 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seed-firing drones are planting 40k trees every da... There's a big difference between tossing a seed on the ground and planting a tree.

turtledove on May 8, 2022 [–]

Presumably these seeds are encased in a clay like substrate with nutrients, insecticides, capsaicin, mycology cultures, moisture retention, etc.

Pretty sure they aren't just dumping bags of seeds on the ground.

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