Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Dieter Brand <diebrand@yahoo.com>]

Tom, Pego,

 

I didn’t yet study the various dew-harvesting designs in detail; however,

my impression is that most, like the Zibold air-well for example, require

an enormous construction and may only extract a few litres of water per

night. My plans are a little less ambitious. In fact, I’m just trying to make

the best use of the materials available on-site. My properties is strewn with

innumerable stones (graciously left by the previous owner after the topsoil

had washed away due to tilling). I’m using these stones for various little

constructions, like barriers to prevent run-offs, for example. The other idea,

I mentioned previously, is to surround my garden with a barrier of stones.

In addition to disposing of the stones, I would make a walkway, separate

the garden from the surrounding area, prevent soil humidity from evaporating

and perhaps even harvest a little dew. Hence, even if the dew-harvesting

function isn’t assured, there are all the other functions. Anyway, I’m sure

that there is an effect, since there is definitely a more vigorous vegetation

around the heaps of stones on our property, and it doesn’t matter if this is due

to dew-harvesting or some other effect. Many thanks for pointing me to the

various ideas, perhaps I can adapt one or the other to my own constructions.

 

Regards,

Dieter Brand, Portugal

 

 

mtncats <mtncats@myway.com> wrote:

Dieter, if you haven't, search "air wells". Old technology, infrequently used, but no reason not to build a successful water source. Appropriate for many in arid climates.

Tom (in central Virginia)

 

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