Sheet mulch and contour bunds

  In dry climates burying sheet mulch under topsoil with stone bunding on the downslope contour extends hydrophilic conditions by settling water on contour and sheltering it from dry conditions. The tightly fitted, generally airless stones aligned down slope from buried sheet mulch allows sheet […]

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Instant Gardens for high and dry climates

In Spring 2024 I started on a new garden site facing SSE at 5090 ft Elevation (1551m) on tailings and hillside sluff most recently used for footpath and barrow access. The dominant geology is degraded rhyolite, andesite and quartz that degrades into silty heavy mineral […]

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