Pruning & Mulching

Before mulching. Compact, bare soil.
Reproduced with permission from “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, 2nd Edition” by Brad Lancaster
Cutting up prunings to 6-inch or shorter pieces to use as a soil-sheltering, water-conserving, fertility-building mulch within a water-harvesting basin.
Reproduced with permission from “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, 2nd Edition” by Brad Lancaster
After mulching and water harvesting. Sponge-like, fertile soil.
Reproduced with permission from “Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2, 2nd Edition” by Brad Lancaster

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