Subject: [permaculture] mediterranean orchards, terracing and fire protection
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:24:14 +0000
Swales and terraces can be difficult to build on very steep slopes. If the
terrain is difficult I would suggest a permanent multi-storey tree cover with
close planting of trees. That should reduce erosion to a minimum.
Constant Gardener
Nora wrote: > 2. great part of the land is on a steep slope, the local
practice is to > terrace it, i understand that the terraces have similar
function as swales > in water retention - is that right? what would be
benefit of swales over the > terraces? (or vice versa?) what is the maximum
slope u can do swales on > without causing more erosion?
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