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- From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
- To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 05:11:49 -0400
Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
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.
This shows the tapered terrace walls and the dirt floodgate dams:
http://www.pbase.com/image/32508717
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).
Here's the original image in its PBase gallery:
Matt Reichel | all galleries >> North India and Sikkim > Rice Paddies
Surrounding Git Dubling
http://www.pbase.com/image/32063358
--
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing
, (continued)
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/09/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
paul wheaton, 05/09/2007
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[permaculture] Keyline Terracing is not possible,
darren, 05/09/2007
- Re: [permaculture] Keyline Terracing is not possible, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/09/2007
- [permaculture] Keyline Books, darren, 05/10/2007
- Re: [permaculture] Keyline Books, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/10/2007
- [permaculture] Keyline Plowing on Steep Slopes, darren, 05/10/2007
- Re: [permaculture] Keyline Books, paul wheaton, 05/10/2007
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[permaculture] Keyline Terracing is not possible,
darren, 05/09/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
paul wheaton, 05/09/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/09/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/10/2007
- Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/10/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
paul wheaton, 05/10/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/10/2007
- Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing, paul wheaton, 05/10/2007
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Re: [permaculture] Keyline terracing,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 05/10/2007
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