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Passive Land Hydration Pt9 Swale End Use Let us celebrate an easier, better way to grow grass, trees and tucker. There have been 50 years of practical examples of success in marginal country all over the world. Last week we learnt how Permaculture Swales can rehabilitate degraded landscapes and can be used to accommodate grazing on pasture as one […]
A Permaculture Swale offers many benefits for your landscape if you are looking to grow grass, trees or tucker. A Swale is also a beautiful feature in the landscape.
Passive Land Hydration Pt7 Permaculture Swale In the late 70’s David Holmgren collaborated on an idea with Bill Mollison. Their concept was building on the pioneering work of innovative Australians before them. Focussed on hydrating landscapes and furthering the idea, to provide habitat for permanent food production systems. They went on to describe a design
Passive Land Hydration Pt 6 Micro Swale The simplest of all garden edging is the spade edge. Where the garden meets the lawn, a spade is used to cut the edge of the lawn. A small furrow is left in the garden bed to prevent mulch washing into the grass. In an unplanned garden this
Passive Land Hydration Pt 5 Secret Swale Every time there is a good drop of rain, I look for new opportunities to increase my use of the heavenly bounty before it leaves my property. I first mentioned Basic Passive Land Hydration back in February. So far, the structures have been for use in the broader landscape.
Passive Land Hydration Pt 4 Abatement Swales If you’ve spent any time looking out the window of a moving car you are probably very familiar with Abatement Swales, although you might not know it. They are very similar to Contour Trenches with one significant difference. There are plenty of examples in our area. The most