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Why is my soil so compacted?
Originally posted on Soils Matter, Get the Scoop!:
Hopefully, the ground in your yard has thawed by now (regrets to those who still have frozen ground!). So why is it that when you try to push your shovel into the…
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Farmers Flood Fields to Store Rainwater. Next is Protecting it from Evaporation
Dan Charles Recently posted a story on NPR, As Rains Soak California, Farmers Test How To Store Water Underground about farmers flooding their fields with rainwater in order to infiltrate the water into store the water in soil and replenish … Continue reading
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Free Water in the Desert
So, I’m not the only crazy person out there who sees free irrigation water in “flooding problems” I found a great series of links to videos on stormwater and rainwater harvesting. If you want to grow more than rocks in … Continue reading
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This article supports use of infiltrating roof run off and road runoff in rain gardens. More could be gained than free irrigation for native and drought tolerant gardens. Storing Extra Surface Water Boosts Groundwater Supply During Droughts | UT News | The University of Texas at Austin
Although years of drought and over-pumping have depleted groundwater in Arizona and California, a new study shows the situation has created underground reservoirs where extra surface water can be stored. Source: Storing Extra Surface Water Boosts Groundwater Supply During Droughts … Continue reading
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Tagged Desert Gardening, Drought Tolerant Gardening, Garden, High Desert Gardening Community, High Desert Living, Infiltration, Mojave Desert Garden, Ornamental Gardening, Permaculture, Post Construction BMPs, Rain Gardens, Stormwater, Sustainable Gardening, Water harvesting, Water in the Desert, Xerophytic Gardening
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