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Digging Away Droughts:

Flattening out the land can increase overland flooding, wash away topsoil, and it gives water no place to sit and absorb into the soil. Without building the underground reservoir, the landscape becomes less drought resistant and more susceptible to wildfires.

The techniques to correct this have many names and methods, but the main goal is to dig something to slow water.

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Some of the techniques you might come across are:

🔸 Demi-lunes / Half – moons / Semi-circular bunds 🔸 Eyebrow terraces / banquettes 🔸 Negarim 🔸 Contour bunds 🔸 Micro basins 🔸 Planting pits / Zai pits / Chololo pits 🔸 Swales

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Gardening Tip: Olla

If you are looking for a way to both conserve water and have a healthy garden, an Olla might help.

Olla are made from porous clay (terracotta), buried into the garden ,and filled with water. That water then slowly seeps into the soil while being protected from surface evaporation.

DIY: Glue two terracotta pots together, and fill the hole on the side that will be buried.

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