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Broadscale keyline design would greatly improve water retention in California: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyline_design https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/K
by orasis 10y ago
Broadscale keyline design would greatly improve water retention in California:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyline_design https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyline_design
I've done this in areas on my property and in two years I can already see new clovers outcompeting old cactus.
- dylanz 10y agoAbsolutely. I've help design a few desolate properties and seen amazing results with simple keyline swales. Broad scale is definitely possible with simple machinery. Help trap and absorb some rainfall and you're off to the right start.
- faitswulff 10y agoThe article seems to center more around pests than just drought: > There will be no miraculous recovery of these urban ecosystems after the beetles are done with them. > ...If we cannot control the shot hole borer, it will kill all the sycamores in California.