I. Earthbound: Guerrilla Gardening
This is not your grandmother's neatly tilled plot. This is gardening as insurgency, a quiet rebellion waged in the neglected corners of the concrete jungle. Guerrilla gardening is the art and science of cultivating land you don't own – abandoned lots, roadside verges, forgotten municipal planters.
Why?
- Reconnection: To re-establish a bond with the soil in sterile environments.
- Reclamation: To challenge the privatization and neglect of public space.
- Resilience: To create micro-havens of biodiversity and potential food sources.
- Resistance: To beautify and nourish without permission, asserting life in the face of decay or control.
Core Tactics:
- Soil Stealth: Assessing and amending soil in hostile territory.
- Seed Bombs: Clay, compost, and seeds rolled into throwable germination pods.
- Urban Infiltration: Identifying and utilizing overlooked planting opportunities.
- Night Planting: Operating under the cover of darkness to avoid interference.
(This entry will expand with specific techniques, plant recommendations for hostile environments, and philosophical considerations on reclaiming space.)