permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

Paul Wheaton wrote:

> > Keyline terracing
> > 32508726.riceterracescopy.jpg
> > http://www.pbase.com/mreichel/image/32508726

> I would like to know what the soils are like there. Sandy?  Lots of clay?
>
> Where does the water come from?

They must all be on a slight downhill grade so every terrace feeds the one 
below
to provide overflow drainage during heavy rainfall but are dammed enough to 
prevent
flooding and complete draining.

Here's a good pic of a large terraced region with forests along the slopes
(probably there because some terraces washed away opening up areas for
random tree seedlings to take root).

With all due credit to the photographer owning the PBase gallery this came 
from
(which I cannot locate to provide the true URL to the pic).

http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech/pbasephotos/32063358.RicePaddiesSurroundingGitDublingcopy.jpg

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