MULCH AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The Cape and other parts of the country are currently experiencing the worst drought in living memory and it is almost certainly linked to climate change.

On 9 October 2017 Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal experienced torrential rain and flood damage.

One of the main effects of humaninduced global climate change is an increase in extreme weather events, both droughts and floods. The waterconserving and soil-protecting effects of mulch will make your garden more resilient in the face of too little and too much rain. Thick mulch basins surrounded by water-hungry plants can provide a low-tech reliable home grey-watering system that is less likely to clog or stink than pumped systems.

On a small scale, thick mulch and no-dig gardening can even capture substantial amounts of soil-stored carbon over time, actually reducing your overall carbon footprint.