The weather has been unusually warm, in fact the warmest I can remember for December. Everywhere I look leaves hang on trees when they should be gone, spring flowers are popping up, birds are calling out for a mate and fighting for nesting stops apparently fooled into thinking it’s Spring.
The change in the climate if undeniable even if there is some debate on what, exactly, is causing it; all I can do is adapt our gardening practices to mitigate the effects I and my business have on the environment.
This bring me onto a recent article I read about the “no dig” approach gardening and agriculture. Apparently soil holds up the 3 times more carbon than plant life and the idea is to prepare the soil well, once, then add organic matter each year from then on. The soil will not only retain carbon, but rain water and micro organisms which could potentially help with climate change.
I will encourage clients to take this approach, and from this year forward promise to garden this way.
The change in the climate if undeniable even if there is some debate on what, exactly, is causing it; all I can do is adapt our gardening practices to mitigate the effects I and my business have on the environment.
This bring me onto a recent article I read about the “no dig” approach gardening and agriculture. Apparently soil holds up the 3 times more carbon than plant life and the idea is to prepare the soil well, once, then add organic matter each year from then on. The soil will not only retain carbon, but rain water and micro organisms which could potentially help with climate change.
I will encourage clients to take this approach, and from this year forward promise to garden this way.
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