the kukul nee (Almnlrs malurrenslsl m use shallow
mler al larn lerrarss, As lugs rol, an edrble lungr
appears winch ls lam alias map has remammg log 15
men rmsned .nd spread m the ram terrace Leaves and
branenss ul kukul and nlner luresl uses were galnered
lorlho samn purpose llerrare mulrlnl

Marlone Spears, 1“ Queensland, Auslraha, nas
sumsslully buklr lempurary mughwood lerraees nabs;
u defulvsmd slope usmg reseded lugs, and rrealed a
rumplex und nel. garden based on mu slraregy and
green legume muldl Logs are avalhble lrnm palms.
allhuugn laslagnrwlng llama spedss can be previously
rlnwplamed [or llus purppse (Figure la.sl

Mus

Several planr spmes lrnosl palms, bambuu (hlrkvh,
Casuanna, and many Arum speeresl pmvlde sllma-nrh
mulch. as do gram and mu nusls and dues 1mm
eopra opennmls Tlus run be .spplud as shn—fldtd ur
cnnpped mukh lo (‘mp or la the pass ul newlyrplanlzd
rrees lne sllrra .s released lor gmwln, and has me
semndary ellecr, .n ulkalms lslnnd sous, ul reducing pH
(1mm 35 lu as .n my |mlsml<oml lslands)

Ol pamcular value an m lrnnds anu spalnes ul
palms, shredded nr wnule. and ma slerns and spames
pl bamboo Boll! have essenual snucrural uses, and
larger slands can be used m pmdure mukll

Ag aurwfis
Floanng aquluts, rnrlndlng mo walerelern Amlln
(sueral sperms), llle waler-lellure lr-rrlrrrl, Miner
hyacinth lsullsrnml, and algal mals nr leru ln-mds, plus
reeds and rusnss galln-rnd [mm dlkha, nn uxmllcm
rmp mulch Adam has largely mqumd kukul all-nuns»
as a lam l-nulcn .n Hawau Puma has been suKessluH)
used In Anna, and waler hyazmth m manv areas

 

Amlla and algae sun. as Alumna lune spedes ol
wlnrn 'nesu" In use gluunous sass m Alana) pmvude
nurngen ln me drywad lnsplrs. shallow "nod-water
bunds rullm or produce llress plums, which ran be
garnered as rolls a! dry malenal when use waler dues
mu .n m wrnlur penou, mus prnvldmg garden mulen
.n abundance lrdrn temporarily impaunded waler )nhn
Selman a! kalown l/luslra Hus used algal rulls m
llus way lnr lus garden plans

932 waslesang Man m

The husks sl (om, knchen wasles (ix-(luding lsnnesl,
and human and animal manulvs are Invaluable unpleal
garden rnulelles and nunlenrs, and must Med only
punal nur use ml: or m gmwmg nurunds lar Sale
dlsppsal Curdbuard and newspaper, unere available,
are valuable grassesuppresslng weed mulches, and a
rover ul nul llusls rumpleres me pb ln lnr Seyelulles,
tmnimon learns and bunches Imm pullanled snunps
are (onsidered an arrellenl muldl for: vegelalsls «up:
and the bark .sa valuablespue.

”mew and Mulch Elam;
All lledgemw llllrucus, Cnslllrma, Danna gals, palms,
lsgumrnous lrees surll as Ghnrnim. Anna and pmarprsl
nre almusl (omit-Mal mulrn sources. The legumes
pmvldo m-(mp sneller lsee lale. setllun on avenue
ernppmgl ster garden wlndhreak, especially
lemongrass lcunllnpprn. rrlrrnnsl and mmlrey
[El/mphvlum al/rrrnulrl m as uselul ln prevenllng
kxkuvu grass mmlsmn as "my are lor mpemlve (mung
lur mulen m “we vtgelable garden Many pewple nnw
uur both flue-(p sperms as r enmluned klkuvu hauler
and mukh (mp (Figure um

 

 

  

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LOG BARRIERS all sums lMarlun spam)

laps smsmlop- nula mum. unnl luHrnas Isunlfih, hm ml
mum hm mm rs renew mnulm w, lunar: uumps

 

  

 

 

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