waler pmnrullon, rhs addmon ul gypsum nnuples
wuler lo penelnne hlrlher lnlu she elay ylrliclei Where
salled sous ur sally warers are a ylobltm, the 5mm
beds n.usl be rnsunded up in fused, when lhe sall can
wash dnw luuue pallu and law pluees

Winn use ls elfldenl unly ll all (h! waler soak: in
qnlrkly, all-l warerlng ls slnpyed once lhe sou ls
saturated. Muleh grnully helps lhrs pmeess u: (m
scabge. WhalL-ver n lrue ol hunu gardens ls .l-o lrue
cl (wales, and soll lrealrnenls an be lhe same ldr
swell-s, lupplrrg swaks helps, as du wa| nddlnves surh
as henmnlle and gypsum. Where swaks are used in
ndelrs, gravel mulch ls Ippmpnabe, euurse sand (ruled
|a leepswals needml ilw helps.

Swales are paler nude ahoul 2-4 m (642 leel) wlde,
so lhdl hues 5mm nlungrhern an nvenhadelhe swule
base and so help pro/em evapnrallun. A: rwuler
develop, an is eurrled down In grpundwnler level.
Every deserl senlelnenl pl 5 ern ramiafl or less can
dim all mid and ruul mm" and lnnll overfluw lrud
swales. Domestic waler lrurn all sdurres can ll!) be
absorbed lulu swales, prodIKlng lrurl, llowers, and
vegelables lur lhe house and village, or luel prmduas
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The Sahanwl people 0! Norm Alma, a: relugees ln
Algcri have devdlllped two lnelhuds 0| sol! lmhmm
under rrrlgadnn lhul Indus sull anlh ruemds involve
herule ur |u|l| sorl mhabllluuon (lnlrmatlunnl
MnmhumlDmlulmmtjanrl‘eb,1987!.
Mellrud l lwhere shingle ur penules maviihhlcl

San sail ls .erndved In 1—2 ln derp, a by" pl rhrngle

hld duwn, uni nunrsalled sell earred m. Figure 1L
61A

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Where no such slam in nvallahle, |upsml ls remand
lir clayey) k) 20 cm, sallshee sand ls mughl ln, and
deep eanals are eul ler drain 0" surplus snll lhe
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Organle rnaller ls as lnva|uahle m deserls as H is
elsewhere, slums an:

. the dell-inn lsruughr down ln lluud, which ean he
ail-std dr- shuug mukh-Ifilp lenees lrrgu.e m -

- Tumblzweeds and wisps nl planls blown by wind,
whldl wdl senle ln pals, swiles, or are lrapped on
lenses,

- cluwn mukh in our gardens and urehards;

- Planls such as Cnsulzlmll, bamboo, lamarilk,
eonrlley, same spedes pl Atmm‘ lung: grasses and
legurner (Ill be plnnled [or lhelr muldl val“: ur
nllrogennus sdll l-lxmon ln speellre situations. sdl-ne
deserr vnws also pmlde good muleh 1mm lrunlnrngs
as up hedge speeiss;

- Hdu-ehuld and slprage wales, and

- Grazer: un range lrl regularly pznncd) rpr
mukh-mallum mus.

Caleguries ul .nulehes an

- DoMEs'rlc old sklns. Izlankds. eellpn or waol
domes, cardboard boxes, newipapvn, Mldboald and
lhln planks All a! lhese, soaked, can be used lu llne
sandy pus, a! lrled aver llle grnund ln rursed beds
Mfume mukh ls added s

 

 

 

 

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