Weeds & Natives
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Combatting Erosion and Harvesting Water at the Same Time
The best way to understand how the water flows on your property is to put on the gumboots and a raincoat and walk on your property when it’s pouring down. In this way you will discover things you would miss otherwise. Rain falls on the landscape. Some water soaks into the soil and whatever doesn’t […]
Shaping Your Land to Increase Abundance
If you want to use your land successfully you need to understand your land. One of the basic things to consider is its shape. Why is the shape of the land so important? The first thing that comes to mind is water. Steep slopes lose water fast, flat land holds water for longer. Tops of […]
Supportive Plants in a Food Forest
You could be tempted to start your Food Forest like an orchard: there is this cleared land, so you plant the fruit trees, water them, fertilise them and watch them grow. You may have a bit of foresight and check the drainage and, if needed, you build swales, terraces or drainage lines so that there […]
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