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Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)

2018-05-15T16:42:23Z

Sustainomy :

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|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Upcycling
|Tags=Tree, Sadhana, water
|Description=<translate>Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
• Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)</translate>
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|Main_Picture=Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)_SIY-TS-20-005-TreePlantingPreparationSadhanaForestMethod-Pic000.jpg
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>= Acknowledgements =
The seek for timber and firewood, fights between British and French colonial troops and some government incentive for cash crops for Europe in the early 20th century depleted the native Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest in the region of Pondicherry. Less vegetation coverage combined with heavy rain episodes lead to massive topsoil erosion and transformed the luxuriant ecosystem of the plateau into a dry savannah. This severe degradation of the ecosystem impacted the biodiversity, reduced the water underground levels, reduced fertility, increased surface temperature, degraded the livelihoods and eroded the culture of nature stewardship of the local communities.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
*Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=<translate>*Parts:
**(1) Small-diameter pipe (see procedures for details),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope),
**(1) Plastic bottle (recycle);
*Consumables:
**Soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Humanure compost,
**Urine-activated charcoal,
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …),
**Glue (for plastics, e.g. epoxy)</translate>
|Tools=<translate>*Tools:
**(1) Knife,
**(1) tube (probably 40 cm diameter);</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Preliminary requirements</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Analyze the topography of the terrain / identify slope</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Define where you want to plant the tree</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Build a mound</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Install the tube on the planting zone,
#Dig dirt from uphill part of the planting zone,
#Add the dirt around the tube to form a mound (looks like a volcano),
#Add humanure, urine-activated charcoal and soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees) in the tube;</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Dig a hole in the soil mix (humanure, urine-activated charcoal, topsoil) in the tube</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Info|Make sure that the hole is big enough. The bottle-irrigation system and sapling with its root system must fit in the hole. If needed, make the hole bigger.}}</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>If not done yet, build the bottle-irrigation system</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Collect the material:
##Get a plastic bottle from trash, wasteland or nature directly,
##Get a rope,
##Get a pipe (ideally same diameter as the rope, length < 10 cm; adapt the procedure in accordance with locally-available material);
#Assemble the rope and the pipe:
##Install the rope inside the pipe,
##Make a knot on the rope at the first end of the pipe,
#Make a knot on the rope at second end of the pipe,
#Assemble the pipe and the plastic bottle:
##Measure the diameter of the pipe,
##Make a hole the size of the diameter of the pipe at the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Install the pipe + rope assembly in the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Use glue to assemble the pipe + rope assembly with the plastic bottle,
##Wait for the glue to dry;
{{Info|Make sure that the knot is bigger than the diameter of the pipe. If not, make more knots.}}
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the pipe. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the ends of the pipe, the water might leak from the bottle. If the water leaks from the bottle, the bottle will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the bottle, water will not move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the bottle is lower than the moisture level in the bottle, water will move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Fill the plastic bottle with water to make sure that there are no leaks</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#If the plastic bottle leaks, add glue,
#If the pipe leaks, make a tight knot,
#Else: good job, you will make your tree happy 😊
#Tighten the cap to close the bottle;</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Assemble the bottle-irrigation system with the sapling</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Info|Make sure that the rope from the bottle-irrigation system goes around the root system of the tree.}}</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Apply the “plant a tree” procedure to install the sapling and the bottle-irrigation system in the tube in the mound</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>[[Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)]]</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Remove the tube</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Frequently examine the moisture level</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=<translate>= FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
== This procedure seems so simple! Is it applicable? ==
There are as many tree planting procedures as tree planters… What I understand is that sometimes, some people over-complicate procedures and stick to tricky standards without really understanding the reason behind those standards. What we learned during our PDC is to observe and interact with nature. As Narsanna Ji told us: “no one teaches a seed how to grow.”, same goes for trees! Trees grow in forest without engineered standards to support their growth. No need to overcomplicate things here.
Nevertheless, your environment might be severely degraded and not friendly to your young tree… You might want to consider succession and pioneers: what can grow first in your harsh environment and benefit to other species later? Feel free to read our blogpost about the beautiful reforestation effort at Pebble Garden in Auroville, India to acknowledge how the grow soil and transformed a desert in a tropical evergreen forest without any external input, with nature observation. If your environment is severely degraded, you might want to prepare the tree planting zone. Feel free to refer to the procedure that Sadhana Forest recommends for severely degraded areas in Dry Tropical climates .
== What about watering? ==
We recommend bottle irrigation or clay pot irrigation. Refer to the procedure about clay pot irrigation system for more information about this solution. Refer to the “Tree Planting Preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure for more information about bottle-irrigation system.
== Transplantation ==
Bear in mind that not all trees can be transplanted. Ask you local tree lover / tree expert for advice.
In the nursery, we recommend you plant a lot of seeds in beds to select the best saplings for transplantation in pockets. This should allow you to increase the survival rate of young trees and, this should allow you to (re)use less pockets.
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.

"Reforesting the earth is one of the few tasks left to us to express our humanity." (D. Holmgren)

DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)

DIY tutorial “Clay pot irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)”: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Clay-pot-irrigation_system_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)

Blogpost about Pebble Garden: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/discover-auroville-pebble-garden

Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm

Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz</translate>
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Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)

2018-05-15T16:40:32Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Upcycling
|Tags=Tree, Sadhana, water
|Description=Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
• Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|Main_Picture=Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)_SIY-TS-20-005-TreePlantingPreparationSadhanaForestMethod-Pic000.jpg
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
}}
{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
The seek for timber and firewood, fights between British and French colonial troops and some government incentive for cash crops for Europe in the early 20th century depleted the native Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest in the region of Pondicherry. Less vegetation coverage combined with heavy rain episodes lead to massive topsoil erosion and transformed the luxuriant ecosystem of the plateau into a dry savannah. This severe degradation of the ecosystem impacted the biodiversity, reduced the water underground levels, reduced fertility, increased surface temperature, degraded the livelihoods and eroded the culture of nature stewardship of the local communities.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
*Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**(1) Small-diameter pipe (see procedures for details),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope),
**(1) Plastic bottle (recycle);
*Consumables:
**Soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Humanure compost,
**Urine-activated charcoal,
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …),
**Glue (for plastics, e.g. epoxy)
|Tools=*Tools:
**(1) Knife,
**(1) tube (probably 40 cm diameter);
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|Step_Title=Preliminary requirements
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Analyze the topography of the terrain / identify slope
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Define where you want to plant the tree
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Build a mound
|Step_Content=#Install the tube on the planting zone,
#Dig dirt from uphill part of the planting zone,
#Add the dirt around the tube to form a mound (looks like a volcano),
#Add humanure, urine-activated charcoal and soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees) in the tube;
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Dig a hole in the soil mix (humanure, urine-activated charcoal, topsoil) in the tube
|Step_Content={{Info|Make sure that the hole is big enough. The bottle-irrigation system and sapling with its root system must fit in the hole. If needed, make the hole bigger.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=If not done yet, build the bottle-irrigation system
|Step_Content=#Collect the material:
##Get a plastic bottle from trash, wasteland or nature directly,
##Get a rope,
##Get a pipe (ideally same diameter as the rope, length < 10 cm; adapt the procedure in accordance with locally-available material);
#Assemble the rope and the pipe:
##Install the rope inside the pipe,
##Make a knot on the rope at the first end of the pipe,
#Make a knot on the rope at second end of the pipe,
#Assemble the pipe and the plastic bottle:
##Measure the diameter of the pipe,
##Make a hole the size of the diameter of the pipe at the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Install the pipe + rope assembly in the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Use glue to assemble the pipe + rope assembly with the plastic bottle,
##Wait for the glue to dry;
{{Info|Make sure that the knot is bigger than the diameter of the pipe. If not, make more knots.}}
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the pipe. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the ends of the pipe, the water might leak from the bottle. If the water leaks from the bottle, the bottle will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the bottle, water will not move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the bottle is lower than the moisture level in the bottle, water will move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Fill the plastic bottle with water to make sure that there are no leaks
|Step_Content=#If the plastic bottle leaks, add glue,
#If the pipe leaks, make a tight knot,
#Else: good job, you will make your tree happy 😊
#Tighten the cap to close the bottle;
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Assemble the bottle-irrigation system with the sapling
|Step_Content={{Info|Make sure that the rope from the bottle-irrigation system goes around the root system of the tree.}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Apply the “plant a tree” procedure to install the sapling and the bottle-irrigation system in the tube in the mound
|Step_Content=Link to procedure
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|Step_Title=Remove the tube
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Frequently examine the moisture level
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes== FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
== This procedure seems so simple! Is it applicable? ==
There are as many tree planting procedures as tree planters… What I understand is that sometimes, some people over-complicate procedures and stick to tricky standards without really understanding the reason behind those standards. What we learned during our PDC is to observe and interact with nature. As Narsanna Ji told us: “no one teaches a seed how to grow.”, same goes for trees! Trees grow in forest without engineered standards to support their growth. No need to overcomplicate things here.
Nevertheless, your environment might be severely degraded and not friendly to your young tree… You might want to consider succession and pioneers: what can grow first in your harsh environment and benefit to other species later? Feel free to read our blogpost about the beautiful reforestation effort at Pebble Garden in Auroville, India to acknowledge how the grow soil and transformed a desert in a tropical evergreen forest without any external input, with nature observation. If your environment is severely degraded, you might want to prepare the tree planting zone. Feel free to refer to the procedure that Sadhana Forest recommends for severely degraded areas in Dry Tropical climates .
== What about watering? ==
We recommend bottle irrigation or clay pot irrigation. Refer to the procedure about clay pot irrigation system for more information about this solution. Refer to the “Tree Planting Preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure for more information about bottle-irrigation system.
== Transplantation ==
Bear in mind that not all trees can be transplanted. Ask you local tree lover / tree expert for advice.
In the nursery, we recommend you plant a lot of seeds in beds to select the best saplings for transplantation in pockets. This should allow you to increase the survival rate of young trees and, this should allow you to (re)use less pockets.
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.
"Reforesting the earth is one of the few tasks left to us to express our humanity." (D. Holmgren)
DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)
DIY tutorial “Clay pot irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)”: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Clay-pot-irrigation_system_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)
Blogpost about Pebble Garden: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/discover-auroville-pebble-garden
Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm
Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/
Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz
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2018-05-15T16:37:51Z

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Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:34:03Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=Tree, Aranya, Permaculture, Low-tech, Sustainability
|Description=<translate>Plant trees to:
• Rejuvenate soils,
• Harvest water,
• Develop life-friendly microclimates,
• Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
• Enhance biodiversity,
• Etc.</translate>
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=15
|Duration-type=minute(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|Main_Picture=Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)_SIY-TS-20-006-TreePlantingAranyaMethod-Pic001.jpg
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>= Acknowledgements =
Trees are so important for so many reasons. They play an active role in the water cycle, in protecting and building soils, in hosting and enhancing biodiversity, in sequestering carbon, in providing biomass and so much more. The impacts of deforestation are well-documented: erosion, soil salination, soil acidification, desertification… which lead to water scarcity, famine, conflicts, migrations… Even though most of the permanent cultures and tribes revered trees as brothers and sisters “modernity” and “progress” encouraged and keeps on supporting forest clearing (facts not debated here).
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Plant trees to:
*Rejuvenate soils,
*Harvest water,
*Develop life-friendly microclimates,
*Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
*Enhance biodiversity,
*Etc.</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Step_Picture_00=Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)_SIY-TS-20-006-TreePlantingAranyaMethod-Pic000.jpg
|Material=<translate>*Parts:
**Not Applicable;
*Consumables:
**If available, soil, compost and/or manure (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …);</translate>
|Tools=<translate>*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Spade / shovel,
**(1) Bucket,
**(1) Wheelbarrow (eventually),
**(1) Water can (eventually);</translate>
|Prerequisites={{ {{tntn|Prerequisites}}
|Prerequisites=Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)
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|Prerequisites=Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)
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|Step_Title=<translate>Preliminary requirements</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>*Define the plantation zone,
*Make sure that your sapling is ready for transplantation,
*Make sure that weather conditions will be favorable for the young tree to grow (avoid dry season peak),
*If applicable, [[Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)|build your clay-pot irrigation system]],
*If applicable, [[Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)|build your bottle-irrigation system]].

Feel free to adapt the procedure to your environment.</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Preliminary concerns</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>= “Life requires attention!”, sapling basic needs =
Saplings have some basic needs:
*Timing: keep in mind that saplings under one year old have very active root systems; the older the sapling, the lazier its root system.
*Water: make sure that you irrigate your tree in accordance with its needs. Very few trees love to have their feet in the water; some trees need more water, some less. Collect information, observe and interact with your sapling (and tree). Mulching and pitcher irrigation are recommended. See “FAQ & Troubleshooting?” for more information about watering.
*Nutrition: soil, compost, manure, humus, …
*Services: shade might be one need; protection such as fencing might be another.
= Nursery pockets =
INFO Your saplings usually grow in pockets. Sapling pockets have holes, usually 16 holes. Those holes are important for drainage and oxygenation (especially the hole on the bottom of the pocket).
{{Idea|You do not want to use plastic pockets in your nursery? Feel free to use coconuts!
Dry the coconut. Moisture might harm your sapling; if you dry the coconut you will remove the cream inside the coconut and avoid excess moisture.
Cut four grooves on the coconut for drainage and oxygenation. Eventually, add three holes.}}</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Remove the sapling from the pocket</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Dont|When you plant the sapling, do NOT berry the collar. When you plant the sapling, make sure that the collar is located at the same level as the ground.
The collar is on the stem of the sapling. The collar is usually located at the same level as the soil-air interface in the pocket.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT use cutting devices to remove the pocket (e.g. scissors, knife, etc.). Remove the pocket with care.
Reuse the pocket! One can reuse a pocket at least three times. Remember the great R’s? refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle?}}
#Observe the sapling to identify the collar level,
#Turn the sapling with the pocket upside down,
#Hold the stem of the sapling to remove the pocket,
#Use the bucket to soak the pocket in water,
#Clean the pocket in the bucket;
{{Info|The pocket holds small roots from the sapling. Those small roots contain a lot of effective microbes. We will reuse the cleaning water to irrigate the young tree.}}</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Plant the sapling</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Dont|When you dig the pit to plant the sapling and remove the soil and dirt from the pit, do NOT mix the soils and dirt! Make different piles for the different horizons of the material you dig out.
The life is more active in the topsoil. Thus, when you plant the sapling, the topsoil should be added on top of the pit to preserve the life of the topsoil. When planting, make sure that you add the soil in reverse order compared to removal.}}
#Use the shovel to dig a pit at the plantation zone,
#If you have a clay-pot-irrigation system or bottle-irrigation system, install the rope of the irrigation system around the root system of the sapling,
#Install the sapling in the pit,
#Add the soil from the pit in the pit: make sure that you add the soil in reverse order compared to removal (see instruction and information above),
#If available, add soil from mature tree, compost and/or manure on top of the topsoil,
#Use the water in the bucket to irrigate the young tree,
#Press the soil around the young tree,
{{Info|The size of the pit: the pit should be big enough for one to fit the sapling in her/his two hands. Usually, there is no need for more effort than that.
If the soil is severely degraded and/or the ground highly compacted, feel free to dig a bigger pit and add more soil and nutrients.}}
{{Info|We add the compost and/or manure (nutrients) on top of the topsoil for it to sink in the ground (with water from irrigation / rainfall).}}</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Mulch</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Dont|Do NOT cover the stem with mulching material. Leave the stem of the young tree free from mulching material.
Mulching material heats up (especially green material) and might raise the temperature of the tree and harm the young tree.}}
#Add up to one foot (30 centimeters) of mulching material around the young tree,
#Make sure that you leave the stem of the young tree free from mulching material: one fist wide without mulch should be ok (see instruction and information above).
{{Info|The reason why green mulching material heats up so much is due to its high nitrogen content. Prefer brown mulching material to green. Ideally, use a 50%/50% mix of brown and green mulching material.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Add water</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Frequently examine the moisture level</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#If you use a bottle-irrigation system:
##Loosen the cap to open the bottle-irrigation system,
##As you add water in the bottle, measure the amount of water added in the bottle-irrigation system:
###If the bottle was empty, increase the frequency of your examinations,
###If the bottle was not empty, reduce the frequency of your examinations;
##Tighten the cap to close the bottle-irrigation system;
#If you use a clay-pot-irrigation system:
##Remove the clay plate from the clay pot to open the clay-pot-irrigation system,
##As you add water in the clay pot, measure the amount of water added in the clay-pot-irrigation system:
###If the clay pot was empty, increase the frequency of your examinations,
###If the clay pot was not empty, reduce the frequency of your examinations;
##Install the clay plate on the clay pot to close the clay-pot-irrigation system:
#Else:
##If the moisture level is low, add water and increase the frequency of your examinations,
##If the moisture level is high, reduce the frequency of your examinations.</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=<translate>= FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
== This procedure seems so simple! Is it applicable? ==
There are as many tree planting procedures as tree planters… What I understand is that sometimes, some people over-complicate procedures and stick to tricky standards without really understanding the reason behind those standards. What we learned during our PDC is to observe and interact with nature. As Narsanna Ji told us: “no one teaches a seed how to grow.”, same goes for trees! Trees grow in forest without engineered standards to support their growth. No need to overcomplicate things here.
Nevertheless, your environment might be severely degraded and not friendly to your young tree… You might want to consider succession and pioneers: what can grow first in your harsh environment and benefit to other species later? Feel free to read our blogpost about the beautiful reforestation effort at Pebble Garden in Auroville, India to acknowledge how the grow soil and transformed a desert in a tropical evergreen forest without any external input, with nature observation. If your environment is severely degraded, you might want to prepare the tree planting zone. Feel free to refer to the procedure that Sadhana Forest recommends for severely degraded areas in Dry Tropical climates .
== What about watering? ==
We recommend bottle irrigation or clay pot irrigation. Refer to the procedure about clay pot irrigation system for more information about this solution. Refer to the “Tree Planting Preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure for more information about bottle-irrigation system.
== Transplantation ==
Bear in mind that not all trees can be transplanted. Ask you local tree lover / tree expert for advice.
In the nursery, we recommend you plant a lot of seeds in beds to select the best saplings for transplantation in pockets. This should allow you to increase the survival rate of young trees and, this should allow you to (re)use less pockets.
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.

''"Reforesting the earth is one of the few tasks left to us to express our humanity."'' (D. Holmgren)

DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: [[Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)]]

DIY tutorial “Clay pot irrigation system (Aranya method)”: [[Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)]]

Blogpost about Pebble Garden: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/discover-auroville-pebble-garden

Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm

Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz</translate>
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Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:27:19Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Creation
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=Water, Tree, Irrigation, Permaculture, Aranya
|Description=<translate>
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate,
• Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.</translate>
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=10
|Currency=USD ($)
|Duration=30
|Duration-type=minute(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|Main_Picture=Clay-pot-irrigation_system_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)_SIY-TS-20-007-ClaypotIrrigationSystemAranyaMethod-Pic000.jpg
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
}}
{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>= Acknowledgements = 
Young trees need care such as protection (e.g. fencing), nutrition and watering! Lack of proper care lead to high death rate in young trees. I visited some projects with 80 to 90% death rate in young trees because of lack of water…
Water is precious and human action has often lead to and keeps on aggravating water scarcity issues. During our journey through Africa and India, we acknowledged how severe the issue is and truly understood the value of water… Some irrigation solutions use a lot of water and, in dry climates, evaporation make those systems inefficient.
Some irrigation solutions are costly and require technology that are not accessible to some communities in dry areas. On the other hand, protracted thoughtful landscape work and adapted irrigation solution can improve the situation and, with the rehabilitation of the degraded area, lead to solving the water scarcity issues. Many examples of “greening the desert” are available and documented.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate,
*Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.


''"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters."'' (B. Mollison)</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=<translate>
*Parts:
**(1) Clay pot,
**(1) Concave clay plate (to close the pot),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope);
*Consumables:
**Water,
**Seeds (leguminous );</translate>
|Tools=<translate>
*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Hammer,
**(1) Nail (thin),
**(1) Nail (thick);</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Separator}}}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Make a hole in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole on the bottom of the pot.
The objective of this clay-pot-irrigation system is not to empty the clay pot but to keep the soil moist. Make the hole on the side of the clay pot, on the lower part of the clay pot.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole too big. If the hole is too big, the water will leak from the caly pot.
The hole should be the same size as the diameter of the rope.}}
#Use a small/thin nail to make a hole (pre-hole) on the side of the clay pot,
#Use a big/thick nail to make the hole the same size as the diameter of the rope;</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Install the rope in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Insert the rope in the hole in the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope at several centimeters of the end of the rope inside the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope outside the clay pot to secure the rope with the clay pot,
#If you want to irrigate more than one plant, repeat the steps above;
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the clay pot. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the clay pot, the water might leak from the clay pot. If the water leaks from the clay pot, the clay pot will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the pot, water will not move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the pot is lower than the moisture level in the pot, water will move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
{{Info|You can irrigate more than one plant with the same pot. For instance, you could make four holes on the lower side of the clay pot to irrigate four young trees.
If you decide to irrigate more than one plant, you will probably need to add water in the irrigation pot more often.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Install the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Define the planting location to define the zone where you want to install the clay pot:
##Make sure that the pot will be above the plantation pit,
##Make sure that the rope will come out of the clay pot at an angle and go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙);
#If possible, define if you want to burry most of the clay pot or not,
#Dig a hole for the clay-pot irrigation system,
#Dig a trench for the rope of the clay-pot-irrigation system at an angle to go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙),
#Install the clay-pot irrigation system in the hole;
{{Info|We install the clay pot above the planting pit and the rope at an angle to optimize the drainage to the root system.}}
{{Info|If you decide to burry most of the pot, you will probably increase the efficiency of the clay pot irrigation system. Indeed, the soil will protect the clay pot from the heat and the clay pot should lose less water to evaporation.
If you decide to not burry most of the pot, you will make it easy to reuse the pot for other young trees after irrigation is not needed for the current young tree anymore.
We recommend to not burry the pot. If risk of evaporation is high, cover the clay pot with a jute bag.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Refer to the applicable procedure to plant the tree</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate> [[Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)]]</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Add water in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Close the pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Install the concave clay plate on the clay pot,
#Add water in the concave clay plate,
#Plant legume seeds around the clay pot.
{{Info|We close the clay pot to reduce evaporation.}}
{{Info|We plant legumes to cover the pot with vegetation. The vegetation cover should create a microclimate around the clay pot and keep it cool. We want to keep the clay pot cool to reduce evaporation and increase the efficiency of the irrigation system.
Moreover, the legumes are nitrogen fixers. The legumes will make nitrogen available for the young trees and, thus, actively support the growth of the young trees.
Moreover, as the legumes grow, they provide biomass. We invite you to chop the legumes and mulch directly on the young trees.
NB. The nodule system of legumes allows to usually not require irrigation. The moisture around the clay pot should be enough to irrigate the legumes without competition with the young trees. Thus, the legumes should not require extra irrigation: you can focus on your young trees.}}
{{Info|We add water in the concave clay plate to attract birds. As birds drink they might defecate (apparently, birds often defecate as they drink). The bird feces will act as manure and bring nutrients for the legumes.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=<translate>= FAQ & Troubleshooting? = 
In our “acknowledgments” introduction, we mentioned landscape works. We want to provide you with a DIY procedure to build swales – coming soon!
Feel free to ask questions and suggest other topics 😉
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.


DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)


DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)


Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm


Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/


Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/


Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz</translate>
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2018-05-15T16:27:13Z

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Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:26:48Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Creation
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=Water, Tree, Irrigation, Permaculture, Aranya
|Description=<translate>
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate,
• Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.</translate>
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=10
|Currency=USD ($)
|Duration=30
|Duration-type=minute(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
}}
{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>= Acknowledgements = 
Young trees need care such as protection (e.g. fencing), nutrition and watering! Lack of proper care lead to high death rate in young trees. I visited some projects with 80 to 90% death rate in young trees because of lack of water…
Water is precious and human action has often lead to and keeps on aggravating water scarcity issues. During our journey through Africa and India, we acknowledged how severe the issue is and truly understood the value of water… Some irrigation solutions use a lot of water and, in dry climates, evaporation make those systems inefficient.
Some irrigation solutions are costly and require technology that are not accessible to some communities in dry areas. On the other hand, protracted thoughtful landscape work and adapted irrigation solution can improve the situation and, with the rehabilitation of the degraded area, lead to solving the water scarcity issues. Many examples of “greening the desert” are available and documented.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate,
*Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.


''"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters."'' (B. Mollison)</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=<translate>
*Parts:
**(1) Clay pot,
**(1) Concave clay plate (to close the pot),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope);
*Consumables:
**Water,
**Seeds (leguminous );</translate>
|Tools=<translate>
*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Hammer,
**(1) Nail (thin),
**(1) Nail (thick);</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Separator}}}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Make a hole in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole on the bottom of the pot.
The objective of this clay-pot-irrigation system is not to empty the clay pot but to keep the soil moist. Make the hole on the side of the clay pot, on the lower part of the clay pot.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole too big. If the hole is too big, the water will leak from the caly pot.
The hole should be the same size as the diameter of the rope.}}
#Use a small/thin nail to make a hole (pre-hole) on the side of the clay pot,
#Use a big/thick nail to make the hole the same size as the diameter of the rope;</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Install the rope in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Insert the rope in the hole in the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope at several centimeters of the end of the rope inside the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope outside the clay pot to secure the rope with the clay pot,
#If you want to irrigate more than one plant, repeat the steps above;
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the clay pot. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the clay pot, the water might leak from the clay pot. If the water leaks from the clay pot, the clay pot will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the pot, water will not move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the pot is lower than the moisture level in the pot, water will move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
{{Info|You can irrigate more than one plant with the same pot. For instance, you could make four holes on the lower side of the clay pot to irrigate four young trees.
If you decide to irrigate more than one plant, you will probably need to add water in the irrigation pot more often.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Install the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Define the planting location to define the zone where you want to install the clay pot:
##Make sure that the pot will be above the plantation pit,
##Make sure that the rope will come out of the clay pot at an angle and go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙);
#If possible, define if you want to burry most of the clay pot or not,
#Dig a hole for the clay-pot irrigation system,
#Dig a trench for the rope of the clay-pot-irrigation system at an angle to go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙),
#Install the clay-pot irrigation system in the hole;
{{Info|We install the clay pot above the planting pit and the rope at an angle to optimize the drainage to the root system.}}
{{Info|If you decide to burry most of the pot, you will probably increase the efficiency of the clay pot irrigation system. Indeed, the soil will protect the clay pot from the heat and the clay pot should lose less water to evaporation.
If you decide to not burry most of the pot, you will make it easy to reuse the pot for other young trees after irrigation is not needed for the current young tree anymore.
We recommend to not burry the pot. If risk of evaporation is high, cover the clay pot with a jute bag.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Refer to the applicable procedure to plant the tree</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate> [[Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)]]</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Add water in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Close the pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Install the concave clay plate on the clay pot,
#Add water in the concave clay plate,
#Plant legume seeds around the clay pot.
{{Info|We close the clay pot to reduce evaporation.}}
{{Info|We plant legumes to cover the pot with vegetation. The vegetation cover should create a microclimate around the clay pot and keep it cool. We want to keep the clay pot cool to reduce evaporation and increase the efficiency of the irrigation system.
Moreover, the legumes are nitrogen fixers. The legumes will make nitrogen available for the young trees and, thus, actively support the growth of the young trees.
Moreover, as the legumes grow, they provide biomass. We invite you to chop the legumes and mulch directly on the young trees.
NB. The nodule system of legumes allows to usually not require irrigation. The moisture around the clay pot should be enough to irrigate the legumes without competition with the young trees. Thus, the legumes should not require extra irrigation: you can focus on your young trees.}}
{{Info|We add water in the concave clay plate to attract birds. As birds drink they might defecate (apparently, birds often defecate as they drink). The bird feces will act as manure and bring nutrients for the legumes.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=<translate>= FAQ & Troubleshooting? = 
In our “acknowledgments” introduction, we mentioned landscape works. We want to provide you with a DIY procedure to build swales – coming soon!
Feel free to ask questions and suggest other topics 😉
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.


DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)


DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)


Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm


Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/


Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/


Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz</translate>
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Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:25:23Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Creation
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=Water, Tree, Irrigation, Permaculture
|Description=<translate>
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate,
• Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.</translate>
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=10
|Currency=USD ($)
|Duration=30
|Duration-type=minute(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
}}
{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>= Acknowledgements = 
Young trees need care such as protection (e.g. fencing), nutrition and watering! Lack of proper care lead to high death rate in young trees. I visited some projects with 80 to 90% death rate in young trees because of lack of water…
Water is precious and human action has often lead to and keeps on aggravating water scarcity issues. During our journey through Africa and India, we acknowledged how severe the issue is and truly understood the value of water… Some irrigation solutions use a lot of water and, in dry climates, evaporation make those systems inefficient.
Some irrigation solutions are costly and require technology that are not accessible to some communities in dry areas. On the other hand, protracted thoughtful landscape work and adapted irrigation solution can improve the situation and, with the rehabilitation of the degraded area, lead to solving the water scarcity issues. Many examples of “greening the desert” are available and documented.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate,
*Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.


''"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters."'' (B. Mollison)</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Step_Picture_00=Clay-pot-irrigation_system_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)_SIY-TS-20-007-ClaypotIrrigationSystemAranyaMethod-Pic000.jpg
|Material=<translate>
*Parts:
**(1) Clay pot,
**(1) Concave clay plate (to close the pot),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope);
*Consumables:
**Water,
**Seeds (leguminous );</translate>
|Tools=<translate>
*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Hammer,
**(1) Nail (thin),
**(1) Nail (thick);</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Separator}}}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Make a hole in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole on the bottom of the pot.
The objective of this clay-pot-irrigation system is not to empty the clay pot but to keep the soil moist. Make the hole on the side of the clay pot, on the lower part of the clay pot.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole too big. If the hole is too big, the water will leak from the caly pot.
The hole should be the same size as the diameter of the rope.}}
#Use a small/thin nail to make a hole (pre-hole) on the side of the clay pot,
#Use a big/thick nail to make the hole the same size as the diameter of the rope;</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Install the rope in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Insert the rope in the hole in the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope at several centimeters of the end of the rope inside the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope outside the clay pot to secure the rope with the clay pot,
#If you want to irrigate more than one plant, repeat the steps above;
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the clay pot. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the clay pot, the water might leak from the clay pot. If the water leaks from the clay pot, the clay pot will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the pot, water will not move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the pot is lower than the moisture level in the pot, water will move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
{{Info|You can irrigate more than one plant with the same pot. For instance, you could make four holes on the lower side of the clay pot to irrigate four young trees.
If you decide to irrigate more than one plant, you will probably need to add water in the irrigation pot more often.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Install the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Define the planting location to define the zone where you want to install the clay pot:
##Make sure that the pot will be above the plantation pit,
##Make sure that the rope will come out of the clay pot at an angle and go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙);
#If possible, define if you want to burry most of the clay pot or not,
#Dig a hole for the clay-pot irrigation system,
#Dig a trench for the rope of the clay-pot-irrigation system at an angle to go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙),
#Install the clay-pot irrigation system in the hole;
{{Info|We install the clay pot above the planting pit and the rope at an angle to optimize the drainage to the root system.}}
{{Info|If you decide to burry most of the pot, you will probably increase the efficiency of the clay pot irrigation system. Indeed, the soil will protect the clay pot from the heat and the clay pot should lose less water to evaporation.
If you decide to not burry most of the pot, you will make it easy to reuse the pot for other young trees after irrigation is not needed for the current young tree anymore.
We recommend to not burry the pot. If risk of evaporation is high, cover the clay pot with a jute bag.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Refer to the applicable procedure to plant the tree</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate> [[Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)]]</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Add water in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate> Close the pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>
#Install the concave clay plate on the clay pot,
#Add water in the concave clay plate,
#Plant legume seeds around the clay pot.
{{Info|We close the clay pot to reduce evaporation.}}
{{Info|We plant legumes to cover the pot with vegetation. The vegetation cover should create a microclimate around the clay pot and keep it cool. We want to keep the clay pot cool to reduce evaporation and increase the efficiency of the irrigation system.
Moreover, the legumes are nitrogen fixers. The legumes will make nitrogen available for the young trees and, thus, actively support the growth of the young trees.
Moreover, as the legumes grow, they provide biomass. We invite you to chop the legumes and mulch directly on the young trees.
NB. The nodule system of legumes allows to usually not require irrigation. The moisture around the clay pot should be enough to irrigate the legumes without competition with the young trees. Thus, the legumes should not require extra irrigation: you can focus on your young trees.}}
{{Info|We add water in the concave clay plate to attract birds. As birds drink they might defecate (apparently, birds often defecate as they drink). The bird feces will act as manure and bring nutrients for the legumes.}}</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
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In our “acknowledgments” introduction, we mentioned landscape works. We want to provide you with a DIY procedure to build swales – coming soon!
Feel free to ask questions and suggest other topics 😉
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.


DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)


DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)


Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm


Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/


Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/


Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz</translate>
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2018-05-15T16:25:14Z

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2018-05-15T16:21:51Z

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|Description=<translate>Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate,
• Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.</translate>
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|Cost=10
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>= Acknowledgements =
Young trees need care such as protection (e.g. fencing), nutrition and watering! Lack of proper care lead to high death rate in young trees. I visited some projects with 80 to 90% death rate in young trees because of lack of water…
Water is precious and human action has often lead to and keeps on aggravating water scarcity issues. During our journey through Africa and India, we acknowledged how severe the issue is and truly understood the value of water… Some irrigation solutions use a lot of water and, in dry climates, evaporation make those systems inefficient.
Some irrigation solutions are costly and require technology that are not accessible to some communities in dry areas. On the other hand, protracted thoughtful landscape work and adapted irrigation solution can improve the situation and, with the rehabilitation of the degraded area, lead to solving the water scarcity issues. Many examples of “greening the desert” are available and documented.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate,
*Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.

''"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters."'' (B. Mollison)</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=<translate>*Parts:
**(1) Clay pot,
**(1) Concave clay plate (to close the pot),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope);
*Consumables:
**Water,
**Seeds (leguminous );</translate>
|Tools=<translate>*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Hammer,
**(1) Nail (thin),
**(1) Nail (thick);</translate>
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|Step_Content=<translate>{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole on the bottom of the pot.
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{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole too big. If the hole is too big, the water will leak from the caly pot.
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|Step_Content=<translate>#Insert the rope in the hole in the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope at several centimeters of the end of the rope inside the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope outside the clay pot to secure the rope with the clay pot,
#If you want to irrigate more than one plant, repeat the steps above;
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the clay pot. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the clay pot, the water might leak from the clay pot. If the water leaks from the clay pot, the clay pot will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the pot, water will not move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the pot is lower than the moisture level in the pot, water will move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
{{Info|You can irrigate more than one plant with the same pot. For instance, you could make four holes on the lower side of the clay pot to irrigate four young trees.
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|Step_Title=<translate>Install the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Define the planting location to define the zone where you want to install the clay pot:
##Make sure that the pot will be above the plantation pit,
##Make sure that the rope will come out of the clay pot at an angle and go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙);
#If possible, define if you want to burry most of the clay pot or not,
#Dig a hole for the clay-pot irrigation system,
#Dig a trench for the rope of the clay-pot-irrigation system at an angle to go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙),
#Install the clay-pot irrigation system in the hole;
{{Info|We install the clay pot above the planting pit and the rope at an angle to optimize the drainage to the root system.}}
{{Info|If you decide to burry most of the pot, you will probably increase the efficiency of the clay pot irrigation system. Indeed, the soil will protect the clay pot from the heat and the clay pot should lose less water to evaporation.
If you decide to not burry most of the pot, you will make it easy to reuse the pot for other young trees after irrigation is not needed for the current young tree anymore.
We recommend to not burry the pot. If risk of evaporation is high, cover the clay pot with a jute bag.}}</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Add water in the clay pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Close the pot</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Install the concave clay plate on the clay pot,
#Add water in the concave clay plate,
#Plant legume seeds around the clay pot.
{{Info|We close the clay pot to reduce evaporation.}}
{{Info|We plant legumes to cover the pot with vegetation. The vegetation cover should create a microclimate around the clay pot and keep it cool. We want to keep the clay pot cool to reduce evaporation and increase the efficiency of the irrigation system.
Moreover, the legumes are nitrogen fixers. The legumes will make nitrogen available for the young trees and, thus, actively support the growth of the young trees.
Moreover, as the legumes grow, they provide biomass. We invite you to chop the legumes and mulch directly on the young trees.
NB. The nodule system of legumes allows to usually not require irrigation. The moisture around the clay pot should be enough to irrigate the legumes without competition with the young trees. Thus, the legumes should not require extra irrigation: you can focus on your young trees.}}
{{Info|We add water in the concave clay plate to attract birds. As birds drink they might defecate (apparently, birds often defecate as they drink). The bird feces will act as manure and bring nutrients for the legumes.}}</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=<translate>= FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
In our “acknowledgments” introduction, we mentioned landscape works. We want to provide you with a DIY procedure to build swales – coming soon!
Feel free to ask questions and suggest other topics 😉
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.

DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)

DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)

Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm

Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz</translate>
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Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:19:55Z

Sustainomy :

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|Description=Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate,
• Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
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|Cost=10
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|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
Young trees need care such as protection (e.g. fencing), nutrition and watering! Lack of proper care lead to high death rate in young trees. I visited some projects with 80 to 90% death rate in young trees because of lack of water…
Water is precious and human action has often lead to and keeps on aggravating water scarcity issues. During our journey through Africa and India, we acknowledged how severe the issue is and truly understood the value of water… Some irrigation solutions use a lot of water and, in dry climates, evaporation make those systems inefficient.
Some irrigation solutions are costly and require technology that are not accessible to some communities in dry areas. On the other hand, protracted thoughtful landscape work and adapted irrigation solution can improve the situation and, with the rehabilitation of the degraded area, lead to solving the water scarcity issues. Many examples of “greening the desert” are available and documented.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate,
*Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**(1) Clay pot,
**(1) Concave clay plate (to close the pot),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope);
*Consumables:
**Water,
**Seeds (leguminous );
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**(1) Hammer,
**(1) Nail (thin),
**(1) Nail (thick);
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|Step_Title=Make a hole in the clay pot
|Step_Content={{Dont|Do NOT make the hole on the bottom of the pot.
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{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole too big. If the hole is too big, the water will leak from the caly pot.
The hole should be the same size as the diameter of the rope.}}
#Use a small/thin nail to make a hole (pre-hole) on the side of the clay pot,
#Use a big/thick nail to make the hole the same size as the diameter of the rope;
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|Step_Title=Install the rope in the clay pot
|Step_Content=#Insert the rope in the hole in the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope at several centimeters of the end of the rope inside the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope outside the clay pot to secure the rope with the clay pot,
#If you want to irrigate more than one plant, repeat the steps above;
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the clay pot. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the clay pot, the water might leak from the clay pot. If the water leaks from the clay pot, the clay pot will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the pot, water will not move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the pot is lower than the moisture level in the pot, water will move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
{{Info|You can irrigate more than one plant with the same pot. For instance, you could make four holes on the lower side of the clay pot to irrigate four young trees.
If you decide to irrigate more than one plant, you will probably need to add water in the irrigation pot more often.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Install the clay pot
|Step_Content=#Define the planting location to define the zone where you want to install the clay pot:
##Make sure that the pot will be above the plantation pit,
##Make sure that the rope will come out of the clay pot at an angle and go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙);
#If possible, define if you want to burry most of the clay pot or not,
#Dig a hole for the clay-pot irrigation system,
#Dig a trench for the rope of the clay-pot-irrigation system at an angle to go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙),
#Install the clay-pot irrigation system in the hole;
{{Info|We install the clay pot above the planting pit and the rope at an angle to optimize the drainage to the root system.}}
{{Info|If you decide to burry most of the pot, you will probably increase the efficiency of the clay pot irrigation system. Indeed, the soil will protect the clay pot from the heat and the clay pot should lose less water to evaporation.
If you decide to not burry most of the pot, you will make it easy to reuse the pot for other young trees after irrigation is not needed for the current young tree anymore.
We recommend to not burry the pot. If risk of evaporation is high, cover the clay pot with a jute bag.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Refer to the applicable procedure to plant the tree
|Step_Content=[[Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)]]
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Add water in the clay pot
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Close the pot
|Step_Content=#Install the concave clay plate on the clay pot,
#Add water in the concave clay plate,
#Plant legume seeds around the clay pot.
{{Info|We close the clay pot to reduce evaporation.}}
{{Info|We plant legumes to cover the pot with vegetation. The vegetation cover should create a microclimate around the clay pot and keep it cool. We want to keep the clay pot cool to reduce evaporation and increase the efficiency of the irrigation system.
Moreover, the legumes are nitrogen fixers. The legumes will make nitrogen available for the young trees and, thus, actively support the growth of the young trees.
Moreover, as the legumes grow, they provide biomass. We invite you to chop the legumes and mulch directly on the young trees.
NB. The nodule system of legumes allows to usually not require irrigation. The moisture around the clay pot should be enough to irrigate the legumes without competition with the young trees. Thus, the legumes should not require extra irrigation: you can focus on your young trees.}}
{{Info|We add water in the concave clay plate to attract birds. As birds drink they might defecate (apparently, birds often defecate as they drink). The bird feces will act as manure and bring nutrients for the legumes.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes== FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
In our “acknowledgments” introduction, we mentioned landscape works. We want to provide you with a DIY procedure to build swales – coming soon!
Feel free to ask questions and suggest other topics 😉
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.
DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)
DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)
Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm
Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/
Subscribe to our newsletter:
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Clay-pot-irrigation system (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:18:03Z

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• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate,
• Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
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|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
Young trees need care such as protection (e.g. fencing), nutrition and watering! Lack of proper care lead to high death rate in young trees. I visited some projects with 80 to 90% death rate in young trees because of lack of water…
Water is precious and human action has often lead to and keeps on aggravating water scarcity issues. During our journey through Africa and India, we acknowledged how severe the issue is and truly understood the value of water… Some irrigation solutions use a lot of water and, in dry climates, evaporation make those systems inefficient.
Some irrigation solutions are costly and require technology that are not accessible to some communities in dry areas. On the other hand, protracted thoughtful landscape work and adapted irrigation solution can improve the situation and, with the rehabilitation of the degraded area, lead to solving the water scarcity issues. Many examples of “greening the desert” are available and documented.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Use a clay pot berried in the ground and low-tech to irrigate young trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate,
*Rehabilitate degraded areas.
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
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{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**(1) Clay pot,
**(1) Concave clay plate (to close the pot),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope);
*Consumables:
**Water,
Seeds (leguminous );
|Tools=*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Hammer,
**(1) Nail (thin),
**(1) Nail (thick);
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|Step_Title=Make a hole in the clay pot
|Step_Content={{Dont|Do NOT make the hole on the bottom of the pot.
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{{Dont|Do NOT make the hole too big. If the hole is too big, the water will leak from the caly pot.
The hole should be the same size as the diameter of the rope.}}
#Use a small/thin nail to make a hole (pre-hole) on the side of the clay pot,
#Use a big/thick nail to make the hole the same size as the diameter of the rope;
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Install the rope in the clay pot
|Step_Content=#Insert the rope in the hole in the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope at several centimeters of the end of the rope inside the clay pot,
#Make a knot on the rope outside the clay pot to secure the rope with the clay pot,
#If you want to irrigate more than one plant, repeat the steps above;
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the clay pot. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the clay pot, the water might leak from the clay pot. If the water leaks from the clay pot, the clay pot will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the pot, water will not move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the pot is lower than the moisture level in the pot, water will move from the pot to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
{{Info|You can irrigate more than one plant with the same pot. For instance, you could make four holes on the lower side of the clay pot to irrigate four young trees.
If you decide to irrigate more than one plant, you will probably need to add water in the irrigation pot more often.}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Install the clay pot
|Step_Content=#Define the planting location to define the zone where you want to install the clay pot:
##Make sure that the pot will be above the plantation pit,
##Make sure that the rope will come out of the clay pot at an angle and go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙);
#If possible, define if you want to burry most of the clay pot or not,
#Dig a hole for the clay-pot irrigation system,
#Dig a trench for the rope of the clay-pot-irrigation system at an angle to go down to the young tree root system (↘or ↙),
#Install the clay-pot irrigation system in the hole;
{{Info|We install the clay pot above the planting pit and the rope at an angle to optimize the drainage to the root system.}}
{{Info|If you decide to burry most of the pot, you will probably increase the efficiency of the clay pot irrigation system. Indeed, the soil will protect the clay pot from the heat and the clay pot should lose less water to evaporation.
If you decide to not burry most of the pot, you will make it easy to reuse the pot for other young trees after irrigation is not needed for the current young tree anymore.
We recommend to not burry the pot. If risk of evaporation is high, cover the clay pot with a jute bag.}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Close the pot
|Step_Content=#Install the concave clay plate on the clay pot,
#Add water in the concave clay plate,
#Plant legume seeds around the clay pot.
{{Info|We close the clay pot to reduce evaporation.}}
{{Info|We plant legumes to cover the pot with vegetation. The vegetation cover should create a microclimate around the clay pot and keep it cool. We want to keep the clay pot cool to reduce evaporation and increase the efficiency of the irrigation system.
Moreover, the legumes are nitrogen fixers. The legumes will make nitrogen available for the young trees and, thus, actively support the growth of the young trees.
Moreover, as the legumes grow, they provide biomass. We invite you to chop the legumes and mulch directly on the young trees.
NB. The nodule system of legumes allows to usually not require irrigation. The moisture around the clay pot should be enough to irrigate the legumes without competition with the young trees. Thus, the legumes should not require extra irrigation: you can focus on your young trees.}}
{{Info|We add water in the concave clay plate to attract birds. As birds drink they might defecate (apparently, birds often defecate as they drink). The bird feces will act as manure and bring nutrients for the legumes.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes== FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
In our “acknowledgments” introduction, we mentioned landscape works. We want to provide you with a DIY procedure to build swales – coming soon!
Feel free to ask questions and suggest other topics 😉
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.
DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_preparation_(Sadhana_Forest_method)
DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure: http://wikifab.org/wiki/Tree_planting_(Aranya_Agricultural_Alternatives_method)
Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm
Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/
Subscribe to our newsletter:
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Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T16:02:03Z

Sustainomy :

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|Description=Plant trees to:
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• Harvest water,
• Develop life-friendly microclimates,
• Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
• Enhance biodiversity,
• Etc.
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
Trees are so important for so many reasons. They play an active role in the water cycle, in protecting and building soils, in hosting and enhancing biodiversity, in sequestering carbon, in providing biomass and so much more. The impacts of deforestation are well-documented: erosion, soil salination, soil acidification, desertification… which lead to water scarcity, famine, conflicts, migrations… Even though most of the permanent cultures and tribes revered trees as brothers and sisters “modernity” and “progress” encouraged and keeps on supporting forest clearing (facts not debated here).
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Plant trees to:
*Rejuvenate soils,
*Harvest water,
*Develop life-friendly microclimates,
*Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
*Enhance biodiversity,
*Etc.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**Not Applicable;
*Consumables:
**If available, soil, compost and/or manure (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …);
|Tools=*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Spade / shovel,
**(1) Bucket,
**(1) Wheelbarrow (eventually),
**(1) Water can (eventually);
|Prerequisites={{ {{tntn|Prerequisites}}
|Prerequisites=Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)
}}
}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Preliminary requirements
|Step_Content=*Define the plantation zone,
*Make sure that your sapling is ready for transplantation,
*Make sure that weather conditions will be favorable for the young tree to grow (avoid dry season peak),
*If applicable, build your clay-pot irrigation system,
*If applicable, [[Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)|build your bottle-irrigation system]].

Feel free to adapt the procedure to your environment.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Preliminary concerns
|Step_Content== “Life requires attention!”, sapling basic needs =
Saplings have some basic needs:
*Timing: keep in mind that saplings under one year old have very active root systems; the older the sapling, the lazier its root system.
*Water: make sure that you irrigate your tree in accordance with its needs. Very few trees love to have their feet in the water; some trees need more water, some less. Collect information, observe and interact with your sapling (and tree). Mulching and pitcher irrigation are recommended. See “FAQ & Troubleshooting?” for more information about watering.
*Nutrition: soil, compost, manure, humus, …
*Services: shade might be one need; protection such as fencing might be another.
= Nursery pockets =
INFO Your saplings usually grow in pockets. Sapling pockets have holes, usually 16 holes. Those holes are important for drainage and oxygenation (especially the hole on the bottom of the pocket).
{{Idea|You do not want to use plastic pockets in your nursery? Feel free to use coconuts!
Dry the coconut. Moisture might harm your sapling; if you dry the coconut you will remove the cream inside the coconut and avoid excess moisture.
Cut four grooves on the coconut for drainage and oxygenation. Eventually, add three holes.}}
}}
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|Step_Title=Remove the sapling from the pocket
|Step_Content={{Dont|When you plant the sapling, do NOT berry the collar. When you plant the sapling, make sure that the collar is located at the same level as the ground.
The collar is on the stem of the sapling. The collar is usually located at the same level as the soil-air interface in the pocket.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT use cutting devices to remove the pocket (e.g. scissors, knife, etc.). Remove the pocket with care.
Reuse the pocket! One can reuse a pocket at least three times. Remember the great R’s? refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle?}}
#Observe the sapling to identify the collar level,
#Turn the sapling with the pocket upside down,
#Hold the stem of the sapling to remove the pocket,
#Use the bucket to soak the pocket in water,
#Clean the pocket in the bucket;
{{Info|The pocket holds small roots from the sapling. Those small roots contain a lot of effective microbes. We will reuse the cleaning water to irrigate the young tree.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Plant the sapling
|Step_Content={{Dont|When you dig the pit to plant the sapling and remove the soil and dirt from the pit, do NOT mix the soils and dirt! Make different piles for the different horizons of the material you dig out.
The life is more active in the topsoil. Thus, when you plant the sapling, the topsoil should be added on top of the pit to preserve the life of the topsoil. When planting, make sure that you add the soil in reverse order compared to removal.}}
#Use the shovel to dig a pit at the plantation zone,
#If you have a clay-pot-irrigation system or bottle-irrigation system, install the rope of the irrigation system around the root system of the sapling,
#Install the sapling in the pit,
#Add the soil from the pit in the pit: make sure that you add the soil in reverse order compared to removal (see instruction and information above),
#If available, add soil from mature tree, compost and/or manure on top of the topsoil,
#Use the water in the bucket to irrigate the young tree,
#Press the soil around the young tree,
{{Info|The size of the pit: the pit should be big enough for one to fit the sapling in her/his two hands. Usually, there is no need for more effort than that.
If the soil is severely degraded and/or the ground highly compacted, feel free to dig a bigger pit and add more soil and nutrients.}}
{{Info|We add the compost and/or manure (nutrients) on top of the topsoil for it to sink in the ground (with water from irrigation / rainfall).}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Mulch
|Step_Content={{Dont|Do NOT cover the stem with mulching material. Leave the stem of the young tree free from mulching material.
Mulching material heats up (especially green material) and might raise the temperature of the tree and harm the young tree.}}
#Add up to one foot (30 centimeters) of mulching material around the young tree,
#Make sure that you leave the stem of the young tree free from mulching material: one fist wide without mulch should be ok (see instruction and information above).
{{Info|The reason why green mulching material heats up so much is due to its high nitrogen content. Prefer brown mulching material to green. Ideally, use a 50%/50% mix of brown and green mulching material.}}
}}
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|Step_Title=Add water
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Frequently examine the moisture level
|Step_Content=#If you use a bottle-irrigation system:
##Loosen the cap to open the bottle-irrigation system,
##As you add water in the bottle, measure the amount of water added in the bottle-irrigation system:
###If the bottle was empty, increase the frequency of your examinations,
###If the bottle was not empty, reduce the frequency of your examinations;
##Tighten the cap to close the bottle-irrigation system;
#If you use a clay-pot-irrigation system:
##Remove the clay plate from the clay pot to open the clay-pot-irrigation system,
##As you add water in the clay pot, measure the amount of water added in the clay-pot-irrigation system:
###If the clay pot was empty, increase the frequency of your examinations,
###If the clay pot was not empty, reduce the frequency of your examinations;
##Install the clay plate on the clay pot to close the clay-pot-irrigation system:
#Else:
##If the moisture level is low, add water and increase the frequency of your examinations,
##If the moisture level is high, reduce the frequency of your examinations.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes== FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
== This procedure seems so simple! Is it applicable? ==
There are as many tree planting procedures as tree planters… What I understand is that sometimes, some people over-complicate procedures and stick to tricky standards without really understanding the reason behind those standards. What we learned during our PDC is to observe and interact with nature. As Narsanna Ji told us: “no one teaches a seed how to grow.”, same goes for trees! Trees grow in forest without engineered standards to support their growth. No need to overcomplicate things here.
Nevertheless, your environment might be severely degraded and not friendly to your young tree… You might want to consider succession and pioneers: what can grow first in your harsh environment and benefit to other species later? Feel free to read our blogpost about the beautiful reforestation effort at Pebble Garden in Auroville, India to acknowledge how the grow soil and transformed a desert in a tropical evergreen forest without any external input, with nature observation. If your environment is severely degraded, you might want to prepare the tree planting zone. Feel free to refer to the procedure that Sadhana Forest recommends for severely degraded areas in Dry Tropical climates .
== What about watering? ==
We recommend bottle irrigation or clay pot irrigation. Refer to the procedure about clay pot irrigation system for more information about this solution. Refer to the “Tree Planting Preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure for more information about bottle-irrigation system.
== Transplantation ==
Bear in mind that not all trees can be transplanted. Ask you local tree lover / tree expert for advice.
In the nursery, we recommend you plant a lot of seeds in beds to select the best saplings for transplantation in pockets. This should allow you to increase the survival rate of young trees and, this should allow you to (re)use less pockets.
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.

''"Reforesting the earth is one of the few tasks left to us to express our humanity."'' (D. Holmgren)

DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure: [[Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)]]

DIY tutorial “Clay pot irrigation system (Aranya method)”:

Blogpost about Pebble Garden: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/discover-auroville-pebble-garden

Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/blog/pdc-at-aranya-farm

Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/

Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2L1bbFz
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Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T15:53:02Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=Tree, Aranya, Permaculture, Low-tech, Sustainability
|Description=Plant trees to:
• Rejuvenate soils,
• Harvest water,
• Develop life-friendly microclimates,
• Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
• Enhance biodiversity,
• Etc.
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=15
|Duration-type=minute(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
}}
{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
Trees are so important for so many reasons. They play an active role in the water cycle, in protecting and building soils, in hosting and enhancing biodiversity, in sequestering carbon, in providing biomass and so much more. The impacts of deforestation are well-documented: erosion, soil salination, soil acidification, desertification… which lead to water scarcity, famine, conflicts, migrations… Even though most of the permanent cultures and tribes revered trees as brothers and sisters “modernity” and “progress” encouraged and keeps on supporting forest clearing (facts not debated here).
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Plant trees to:
*Rejuvenate soils,
*Harvest water,
*Develop life-friendly microclimates,
*Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
*Enhance biodiversity,
*Etc.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**Not Applicable;
*Consumables:
**If available, soil, compost and/or manure (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …);
|Tools=*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Spade / shovel,
**(1) Bucket,
**(1) Wheelbarrow (eventually),
**(1) Water can (eventually);
|Prerequisites={{ {{tntn|Prerequisites}}
|Prerequisites=Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)
}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Separator}}}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Preliminary requirements
|Step_Content=*Define the plantation zone,
*Make sure that your sapling is ready for transplantation,
*Make sure that weather conditions will be favorable for the young tree to grow (avoid dry season peak),
*If applicable, build your clay-pot irrigation system,
*If applicable, [[Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)|build your bottle-irrigation system]].

Feel free to adapt the procedure to your environment.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Preliminary concerns
|Step_Content== “Life requires attention!”, sapling basic needs =
Saplings have some basic needs:
*Timing: keep in mind that saplings under one year old have very active root systems; the older the sapling, the lazier its root system.
*Water: make sure that you irrigate your tree in accordance with its needs. Very few trees love to have their feet in the water; some trees need more water, some less. Collect information, observe and interact with your sapling (and tree). Mulching and pitcher irrigation are recommended. See “FAQ & Troubleshooting?” for more information about watering.
*Nutrition: soil, compost, manure, humus, …
*Services: shade might be one need; protection such as fencing might be another.
= Nursery pockets =
INFO Your saplings usually grow in pockets. Sapling pockets have holes, usually 16 holes. Those holes are important for drainage and oxygenation (especially the hole on the bottom of the pocket).
{{Idea|You do not want to use plastic pockets in your nursery? Feel free to use coconuts!
Dry the coconut. Moisture might harm your sapling; if you dry the coconut you will remove the cream inside the coconut and avoid excess moisture.
Cut four grooves on the coconut for drainage and oxygenation. Eventually, add three holes.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Remove the sapling from the pocket
|Step_Content={{Caution|When you plant the sapling, do NOT berry the collar. When you plant the sapling, make sure that the collar is located at the same level as the ground.
The collar is on the stem of the sapling. The collar is usually located at the same level as the soil-air interface in the pocket.}}
{{Caution|Do NOT use cutting devices to remove the pocket (e.g. scissors, knife, etc.). Remove the pocket with care.
Reuse the pocket! One can reuse a pocket at least three times. Remember the great R’s? refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle?}}
#Observe the sapling to identify the collar level,
#Turn the sapling with the pocket upside down,
#Hold the stem of the sapling to remove the pocket,
#Use the bucket to soak the pocket in water,
#Clean the pocket in the bucket;
{{Info|The pocket holds small roots from the sapling. Those small roots contain a lot of effective microbes. We will reuse the cleaning water to irrigate the young tree.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Plant the sapling
|Step_Content={{Caution|When you dig the pit to plant the sapling and remove the soil and dirt from the pit, do NOT mix the soils and dirt! Make different piles for the different horizons of the material you dig out.
The life is more active in the topsoil. Thus, when you plant the sapling, the topsoil should be added on top of the pit to preserve the life of the topsoil. When planting, make sure that you add the soil in reverse order compared to removal.}}
#Use the shovel to dig a pit at the plantation zone,
#If you have a clay-pot-irrigation system or bottle-irrigation system, install the rope of the irrigation system around the root system of the sapling,
#Install the sapling in the pit,
#Add the soil from the pit in the pit: make sure that you add the soil in reverse order compared to removal (see instruction and information above),
#If available, add soil from mature tree, compost and/or manure on top of the topsoil,
#Use the water in the bucket to irrigate the young tree,
#Press the soil around the young tree,
{{Info|The size of the pit: the pit should be big enough for one to fit the sapling in her/his two hands. Usually, there is no need for more effort than that.
If the soil is severely degraded and/or the ground highly compacted, feel free to dig a bigger pit and add more soil and nutrients.}}
{{Info|We add the compost and/or manure (nutrients) on top of the topsoil for it to sink in the ground (with water from irrigation / rainfall).}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Mulch
|Step_Content={{Caution|Do NOT cover the stem with mulching material. Leave the stem of the young tree free from mulching material.
Mulching material heats up (especially green material) and might raise the temperature of the tree and harm the young tree.}}
#Add up to one foot (30 centimeters) of mulching material around the young tree,
#Make sure that you leave the stem of the young tree free from mulching material: one fist wide without mulch should be ok (see instruction and information above).
{{Info|The reason why green mulching material heats up so much is due to its high nitrogen content. Prefer brown mulching material to green. Ideally, use a 50%/50% mix of brown and green mulching material.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Add water
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Frequently examine the moisture level
|Step_Content=#If you use a bottle-irrigation system:
##Loosen the cap to open the bottle-irrigation system,
##As you add water in the bottle, measure the amount of water added in the bottle-irrigation system:
###If the bottle was empty, increase the frequency of your examinations,
###If the bottle was not empty, reduce the frequency of your examinations;
##Tighten the cap to close the bottle-irrigation system;
#If you use a clay-pot-irrigation system:
##Remove the clay plate from the clay pot to open the clay-pot-irrigation system,
##As you add water in the clay pot, measure the amount of water added in the clay-pot-irrigation system:
###If the clay pot was empty, increase the frequency of your examinations,
###If the clay pot was not empty, reduce the frequency of your examinations;
##Install the clay plate on the clay pot to close the clay-pot-irrigation system:
#Else:
##If the moisture level is low, add water and increase the frequency of your examinations,
##If the moisture level is high, reduce the frequency of your examinations.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes== FAQ & Troubleshooting? =
== This procedure seems so simple! Is it applicable? ==
There are as many tree planting procedures as tree planters… What I understand is that sometimes, some people over-complicate procedures and stick to tricky standards without really understanding the reason behind those standards. What we learned during our PDC is to observe and interact with nature. As Narsanna Ji told us: “no one teaches a seed how to grow.”, same goes for trees! Trees grow in forest without engineered standards to support their growth. No need to overcomplicate things here.
Nevertheless, your environment might be severely degraded and not friendly to your young tree… You might want to consider succession and pioneers: what can grow first in your harsh environment and benefit to other species later? Feel free to read our blogpost about the beautiful reforestation effort at Pebble Garden in Auroville, India to acknowledge how the grow soil and transformed a desert in a tropical evergreen forest without any external input, with nature observation. If your environment is severely degraded, you might want to prepare the tree planting zone. Feel free to refer to the procedure that Sadhana Forest recommends for severely degraded areas in Dry Tropical climates .
== What about watering? ==
We recommend bottle irrigation or clay pot irrigation. Refer to the procedure about clay pot irrigation system for more information about this solution. Refer to the “Tree Planting Preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure for more information about bottle-irrigation system.
== Transplantation ==
Bear in mind that not all trees can be transplanted. Ask you local tree lover / tree expert for advice.
In the nursery, we recommend you plant a lot of seeds in beds to select the best saplings for transplantation in pockets. This should allow you to increase the survival rate of young trees and, this should allow you to (re)use less pockets.
= Go further… =
Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc.
Planting trees is our human duty
DIY tutorial “Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)” procedure:
DIY tutorial “Clay pot irrigation system (Aranya method)”:
Blogpost about Pebble Garden:
Blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm:
Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/
Subscribe to our newsletter:
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Tree planting (Aranya Agricultural Alternatives method)

2018-05-15T15:40:21Z

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|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=Tree, Aranya, Permaculture, Low-tech, Sustainability
|Description=Plant trees to:
• Rejuvenate soils,
• Harvest water,
• Develop life-friendly microclimates,
• Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
• Enhance biodiversity,
• Etc.
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=15
|Duration-type=minute(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
Trees are so important for so many reasons. They play an active role in the water cycle, in protecting and building soils, in hosting and enhancing biodiversity, in sequestering carbon, in providing biomass and so much more. The impacts of deforestation are well-documented: erosion, soil salination, soil acidification, desertification… which lead to water scarcity, famine, conflicts, migrations… Even though most of the permanent cultures and tribes revered trees as brothers and sisters “modernity” and “progress” encouraged and keeps on supporting forest clearing (facts not debated here).
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Plant trees to:
*Rejuvenate soils,
*Harvest water,
*Develop life-friendly microclimates,
*Allow agroforestry and increase yields,
*Enhance biodiversity,
*Etc.
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**Not Applicable;
*Consumables:
**If available, soil, compost and/or manure (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …);
|Tools=*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Spade / shovel,
**(1) Bucket,
**(1) Wheelbarrow (eventually),
**(1) Water can (eventually);
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|Step_Title=Preliminary requirements
|Step_Content=*Define the plantation zone,
*Make sure that your sapling is ready for transplantation,
*Make sure that weather conditions will be favorable for the young tree to grow (avoid dry season peak),
*If applicable, build your clay-pot irrigation system ,
*If applicable, build your bottle-irrigation system.
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Tree planting preparation (Sadhana Forest method)

2018-05-15T15:26:07Z

Sustainomy :

{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Upcycling, Science and Biology
|Tags=Tree, Sadhana
|Description=Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
• Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
The seek for timber and firewood, fights between British and French colonial troops and some government incentive for cash crops for Europe in the early 20th century depleted the native Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest in the region of Pondicherry. Less vegetation coverage combined with heavy rain episodes lead to massive topsoil erosion and transformed the luxuriant ecosystem of the plateau into a dry savannah. This severe degradation of the ecosystem impacted the biodiversity, reduced the water underground levels, reduced fertility, increased surface temperature, degraded the livelihoods and eroded the culture of nature stewardship of the local communities.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
*Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**(1) Small-diameter pipe (see procedures for details),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope),
**(1) Plastic bottle (recycle);
*Consumables:
**Soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Humanure compost,
**Urine-activated charcoal,
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …),
**Glue (for plastics, e.g. epoxy)
|Tools=*Tools:
**(1) Knife,
**(1) tube (probably 40 cm diameter);
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|Step_Content=
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|Step_Title=Analyze the topography of the terrain / identify slope
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Define where you want to plant the tree
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Build a mound
|Step_Content=#Install the tube on the planting zone,
#Dig dirt from uphill part of the planting zone,
#Add the dirt around the tube to form a mound (looks like a volcano),
#Add humanure, urine-activated charcoal and soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees) in the tube;
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Dig a hole in the soil mix (humanure, urine-activated charcoal, topsoil) in the tube
|Step_Content={{Info|Make sure that the hole is big enough. The bottle-irrigation system and sapling with its root system must fit in the hole. If needed, make the hole bigger.}}
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|Step_Title=If not done yet, build the bottle-irrigation system
|Step_Content=#Collect the material:
##Get a plastic bottle from trash, wasteland or nature directly,
##Get a rope,
##Get a pipe (ideally same diameter as the rope, length < 10 cm; adapt the procedure in accordance with locally-available material);
#Assemble the rope and the pipe:
##Install the rope inside the pipe,
##Make a knot on the rope at the first end of the pipe,
#Make a knot on the rope at second end of the pipe,
#Assemble the pipe and the plastic bottle:
##Measure the diameter of the pipe,
##Make a hole the size of the diameter of the pipe at the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Install the pipe + rope assembly in the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Use glue to assemble the pipe + rope assembly with the plastic bottle,
##Wait for the glue to dry;
{{Info|Make sure that the knot is bigger than the diameter of the pipe. If not, make more knots.}}
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the pipe. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the ends of the pipe, the water might leak from the bottle. If the water leaks from the bottle, the bottle will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the bottle, water will not move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the bottle is lower than the moisture level in the bottle, water will move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
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|Step_Title=Fill the plastic bottle with water to make sure that there are no leaks
|Step_Content=#If the plastic bottle leaks, add glue,
#If the pipe leaks, make a tight knot,
#Else: good job, you will make your tree happy 😊
#Tighten the cap to close the bottle;
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|Step_Title=Assemble the bottle-irrigation system with the sapling
|Step_Content={{Info|Make sure that the rope from the bottle-irrigation system goes around the root system of the tree.}}
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|Step_Title=Apply the “plant a tree” procedure to install the sapling and the bottle-irrigation system in the tube in the mound
|Step_Content=Link to procedure
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|Step_Title=Remove the tube
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|Step_Title=Frequently examine the moisture level
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|Notes=<nowiki>= FAQ & Troubleshooting? =</nowiki>

This procedure seems over-complicated, is it really needed?

There are as many tree planting procedures as tree planters… this procedure is the one Sadhana Forest recommends for severely degraded areas in Dry Tropical climates. Once succession started, there is no need for such a heavy process and one can plant without mounds and bottle irrigation. Feel free to read our blogpost about Sadhana Forest for more information.

I also recommend the straightforward tree planting procedure that Aranya farm recommends. Refer to the applicable procedure for more information. Feel free to read our blogpost about the Permaculture Design Course at Aranaya Farm for more information.

My place is so clean, I do not have plastic bottles polluting my environment, what can I do?

First, feel good about it. Second, refer to the procedure about clay pot irrigation system .

<nowiki>= Go further… =</nowiki>

Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc. Trees are so important for so many reasons. They play an active role in the water cycle, in protecting and building soils, in hosting and enhancing biodiversity, in sequestering carbon and so much more. The impacts of deforestation are well-documented: erosion, soil salination, soil acidification, desertification… which lead to water scarcity, famine, conflicts, migrations… Planting trees is our human duty

DIY tutorial “Tree planting (Aranya method)” procedure:

DIY tutorial “clay pot irrigation system (Aranya method)”:

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2018-05-15T15:24:09Z

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2018-05-15T15:22:31Z

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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Details}}
|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Upcycling, Science and Biology
|Tags=Tree, Sadhana
|Description=Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
• Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
The seek for timber and firewood, fights between British and French colonial troops and some government incentive for cash crops for Europe in the early 20th century depleted the native Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest in the region of Pondicherry. Less vegetation coverage combined with heavy rain episodes lead to massive topsoil erosion and transformed the luxuriant ecosystem of the plateau into a dry savannah. This severe degradation of the ecosystem impacted the biodiversity, reduced the water underground levels, reduced fertility, increased surface temperature, degraded the livelihoods and eroded the culture of nature stewardship of the local communities.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
*Improve irrigation efficiency,
*Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
*Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**(1) Small-diameter pipe (see procedures for details),
**(1) Rope (use biodegradable rope, e.g. coconut fiber rope),
**(1) Plastic bottle (recycle);
*Consumables:
**Soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees),
**Humanure compost,
**Urine-activated charcoal,
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, Chopped Rameal Wood (CRW, a.k.a. “Bois Raméal Fragmenté” (BRF)) …),
**Glue (for plastics, e.g. epoxy)
|Tools=*Tools:
**(1) Knife,
**(1) tube (probably 40 cm diameter);
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|Step_Title=Analyze the topography of the terrain / identify slope
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|Step_Title=Define where you want to plant the tree
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Build a mound
|Step_Content=#Install the tube on the planting zone,
#Dig dirt from uphill part of the planting zone,
#Add the dirt around the tube to form a mound (looks like a volcano),
#Add humanure, urine-activated charcoal and soil (e.g. topsoil from other grown trees) in the tube;
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Dig a hole in the soil mix (humanure, urine-activated charcoal, topsoil) in the tube
|Step_Content={{Info|Make sure that the hole is big enough. The bottle-irrigation system and sapling with its root system must fit in the hole. If needed, make the hole bigger.}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=If not done yet, build the bottle-irrigation system
|Step_Content=#Collect the material:
##Get a plastic bottle from trash, wasteland or nature directly,
##Get a rope,
##Get a pipe (ideally same diameter as the rope, length < 10 cm; adapt the procedure in accordance with locally-available material);
#Assemble the rope and the pipe:
##Install the rope inside the pipe,
##Make a knot on the rope at the first end of the pipe,
#Make a knot on the rope at second end of the pipe,
#Assemble the pipe and the plastic bottle:
##Measure the diameter of the pipe,
##Make a hole the size of the diameter of the pipe at the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Install the pipe + rope assembly in the bottom of the plastic bottle,
##Use glue to assemble the pipe + rope assembly with the plastic bottle,
##Wait for the glue to dry;
{{Info|Make sure that the knot is bigger than the diameter of the pipe. If not, make more knots.}}
{{Info|Make sure that both knots are tight against the ends of the pipe. The objective is to use capillarity to irrigate the tree over a long period of time. If the knots are not tight against the ends of the pipe, the water might leak from the bottle. If the water leaks from the bottle, the bottle will lose water quicker and the tree will receive water for a shorter period.
Capillarity is a physical phenomenon. As a result: if the moisture level in the soil is the same as in the bottle, water will not move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will stop. If the moisture level in the bottle is lower than the moisture level in the bottle, water will move from the bottle to the soil, irrigation will flow.}}
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|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Assemble the bottle-irrigation system with the sapling
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
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|Step_Title=Remove the tube
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|Type=Technique
|Area=Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Upcycling, Science and Biology
|Tags=Tree, Sadhana
|Description=Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
• Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
}}
{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction== Acknowledgements =
The seek for timber and firewood, fights between British and French colonial troops and some government incentive for cash crops for Europe in the early 20th century depleted the native Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest in the region of Pondicherry. Less vegetation coverage combined with heavy rain episodes lead to massive topsoil erosion and transformed the luxuriant ecosystem of the plateau into a dry savannah. This severe degradation of the ecosystem impacted the biodiversity, reduced the water underground levels, reduced fertility, increased surface temperature, degraded the livelihoods and eroded the culture of nature stewardship of the local communities.
= Our solution and its expectable benefits =
Recycle material and use low-tech techniques to plant trees to:
• Improve irrigation efficiency,
• Improve young tree survival rate in harsh environment,
• Rehabilitate the Dry Evergreen Tropical Forest (in this case near Auroville, India).
Rehabilitation of the forest offers many other benefits such as soil rejuvenation, life-friendly microclimate development, biodiversity enhancement, water retention and so much more.
"If we could only understand what a tree does for us, how beneficial it is to life on earth, we would (as many tribes have done) revere all trees as brothers and sisters." (B. Mollison)
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Potato Tower

2018-04-22T11:08:53Z

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|Type=Creation
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=potato, tower, garden, organic, permaculture
|Description=<translate>Use locally-available material, simple technics and tools to build Potato Towers to:
*Harvest a high yield of potatoes on a very limited surface,
*Lower potato watering effort (if needed),
*Lower potato harvesting effort,
*Bring foods closer to the kitchen,
*Inspire people through attractive green design.</translate>
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1,5
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|Main_Picture=Potato_Tower_IMG-20180301-WA0006.jpg
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction=<translate>=Acknowledgements=
The landscape is quite steep at Lake Bunyonyi Ecovillage. Thus, planting in terraces requires important effort to work the ground for potato plantation. Moreover, potato harvesting is also work-intensive as one must dig out the potatoes from the ground. On top of that, the gardens are quite far from the kitchen which adds some effort to the process between collecting and transporting before preparing the food. Finally, the available place between the houses of the ecovillage is limited.
=Our solution and its expectable benefits=
Use locally-available material, simple technics and tools to build Potato Towers to:
*Harvest a high yield of potatoes on a very limited surface,
*Lower potato watering effort (if needed),
*Lower potato harvesting effort,
*Bring foods closer to the kitchen,
*Inspire people through attractive green design.</translate>
}}
{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=<translate>*Parts:
**(8) Wooden poles (sturdy),
**(1*) Pipe (not available on site => we used stones rather than a pipe);
*Consumables:
**Flexible wood sticks (or hence fence wire),
**Banana leaves (or newspaper, carton),
**Stones (see *),
**Potato eyes,
**Soil,
**If available, compost,
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);</translate>
|Tools=<translate>*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Panga (or machete, axe),
**(1) Spear (or djembe ),
**(1) Set of bags (or wheelbarrow, bucket)
**(1) Bucket (or arrosoir )
**(1)°Rope (or tape measurer);</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>How?</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Picture_01=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_163339.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Gather construction material</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Select sturdy eucalyptus tree trunks for poles,
#Use the panga to cut down the trunks,
#Use the panga to remove the branches from the poles,
#Collect the branches to later use them as flexible wood sticks,
#Use the panga to cut the trunks into poles,
#Collect banana leaves,
#Collect stones,
#Collect nine sticks,
#If possible, already collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);
{{Info|Our poles were approximately 4 feet \ 1m20 high and 4” \ 10 cm thick.}}
{{Info|The wood was harvested directly on the compound. Indeed, the compound integrates parcels dedicated to eucalyptus forestry. Eucalyptus is used for construction (hard wood), firewood, charcoal and as medicinal plant.}}
{{Info|Apparently, if one cuts down a eucalyptus, the tree grows a new trunk.}}
{{Info|If you did not collect enough wood sticks, you can later gather more branches and/or use other available material as flexible wood sticks.}}
{{Info|If you did not collect enough banana leaves, you can later gather more leaves and/or use other available material as envelope.}}
{{Info|We describe the procedure as implemented at Lake Bunyonyi; please feel free to adapt in accordance with your environment!}}</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Define the location where you want to install your potato tower</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Carry construction material to the location</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Picture_00=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_165754.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Prepare the location</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#If necessary, make the location flat before you install the potato tower,
#Place one of the collected stick at the center of the location,
#Insert the stick in the ground,
#Define the position of the poles around the stick (circle):
##Attach the rope to the stick,
##Extend the rope 1 to 2 feet \ 0,3 to 0,6 m from the stick,
##Place one of the collected stick at the end of the rope,
##Keep the 1 to 2 feet \ 0,3 to 0,6 m from the stick with the rope and move 1/8-turn around the central stick,
##Place one of the collected stick at the end of the rope,
##Repeat six times (one for each remaining pole),
##Remove the central stick,
##Stow the rope;
{{Info|Lake Bunyonyi Ecovillage has many slopes. We built a first structure to have a flat location (see picture).}}
{{Info|Those steps are really for the aesthetics. The rope allows you to have a circle shape. We did not do it.}}</translate>
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|Step_Picture_00=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_174516.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Install the poles</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Dont|As you dig, do NOT discard the soil / dirt you remove; keep the soil / dirt you remove available to install the poles.}}
#Select a stick,
#Remove the stick from the ground,
#Use the spear to dig a one-feet \ 30-cm deep hole where the stick was,
#Install the pole inside the hole,
#Fill the hole with stones and the soil / dirt you removed,
#Repeat seven times (one for each remaining pole);</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Weave the flexible wood sticks between the poles to create a mesh</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Info|Feel free to leave up to 8” \ 20 cm gap between each mesh layer / layer of waving.}}
{{Info|As far as possible, alternate inside / outside on each pole. It should look like a “big basket” at the end.}}</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Collect the planting material</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#If necessary, collect the stones (see ''"Gather construction material"''),
#Collect the potato eyes,
#Collect the soil,
#If available, collect the compost or other organic fertilizer solution you want to use for your potatoes,
#If necessary and possible, already collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Carry planting material to the location</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Picture_00=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_173444.jpg
|Step_Picture_01=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_173327.jpg
|Step_Picture_02=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_180642.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Build your potato tower</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Dont|Do NOT let uncovered spaces around the potato tower. Even though potato leaves love the sun, the potatoes themselves might not be edible if the potatoes are in direct contact with the sun. Make sure that your banana leave envelope fills the gaps around the potato tower.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT always add potatoes on top of each other in the different layers. Potatoes will use the space available for them to grow. If you plant them one on top of each other, you might limit their development and size. On each layer, alternate the spot where you plant the potato eyes.}}
#Add stones in the center of the potato tower,
#Add a layer of banana leaves inside the structure of the potato tower,
#If necessary, mix the soil and the compost,
#Add the mix in the structure of the potato tower, between the banana leaves and the stones,
#Add the potato eyes:
##Add two or three potato eyes approximately 4” \ 10 cm from the outer part of the potato tower (from the banana leaves),
##Repeat approximately 8” \ 20 cm from the previous plantation spot,
##Repeat until you complete the circle;
#Repeat the two steps above until you reach the top of the banana leaves on this layer,
#Repeat steps above until you reach the top of the potato tower;
{{Info|Stones will allow the water to flow from the top to the bottom of the potato tower. This irrigation trick will keep the soil moist inside the potato tower; the potatoes will thank you for that one. Some use a pipe with holes.}}
{{Info|Banana leaves (or newspaper) are thin enough for the potato to understand the shortest way to catch the sun and let the stems pierce through. The banana leaves are also sturdy enough to hold the soil inside the tower; for newspaper, you might want a thinner mesh than the one we propose here.}}
{{Info|Feel free to plant other crops on top of your potato tower! Think about how long those crops will need to grow; if it takes the same amount of the time as the potatoes, go for it!
We planted beans on the side and on top of the potato tower to have a better yield.}}</translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>If necessary, collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …)</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Title=<translate>Install mulching material on top of your potato tower</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>{{Info|Mulch will keep your soil moist and protect the microorganisms you incorporated with your soil (among other very cool things mulch does... mulch! mulch! mulch!).}}</translate>
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|Step_Picture_00=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_182804.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Water!</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Use a bucket to fetch water,
#Pour the water on the stones in the centre of the potato tower,
#Use a bucket to fetch water,
#Pour the water on the potato tower,
#If necessary, repeat;</translate>
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|Step_Picture_00=Potato_Tower_IMG_20180122_182447.jpg
|Step_Picture_01=Potato_Tower_IMG-20180301-WA0006.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Let it grow</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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|Step_Picture_00=Potato_Tower_index.jpg
|Step_Picture_01=Potato_Tower_index1.jpg
|Step_Title=<translate>Harvest</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate>#Remove the poles,
#Collect the potatoes from the ruins of your tower,
#Use the soil in your garden;</translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=<translate>Enjoy your meals</translate>
|Step_Content=<translate></translate>
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{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=<translate>Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc. and whatever the space available, feel free to grow potatoes!

Learn more about our projects: https://sustainable-autonomy.weebly.com/

Read about our volunteering in Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda : https://lakebunyonyi.wixsite.com/ecovillage

Follow us: Twitter logo => https://twitter.com/Sustainomy/</translate>
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|Type=Creation
|Area=Food and Agriculture
|Tags=potato, tower, garden, organic, permaculture
|Description=Use locally-available material, simple technics and tools to build Potato Towers to:
*Harvest a high yield of potatoes on a very limited surface,
*Lower potato watering effort (if needed),
*Lower potato harvesting effort,
*Bring foods closer to the kitchen,
*Inspire people through attractive green design.
|Difficulty=Easy
|Cost=0
|Currency=EUR (€)
|Duration=1
|Duration-type=hour(s)
|Licences=Attribution (CC BY)
|SourceLanguage=none
|Language=en
|IsTranslation=0
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{{ {{tntn|Introduction}}
|Introduction==Acknowledgements=
The landscape is quite steep at Lake Bunyonyi Ecovillage. Thus, planting in terraces requires important effort to work the ground for potato plantation. Moreover, potato harvesting is also work-intensive as one must dig out the potatoes from the ground. On top of that, the gardens are quite far from the kitchen which adds some effort to the process between collecting and transporting before preparing the food. Finally, the available place between the houses of the ecovillage is limited.
=Our solution and its expectable benefits=
Use locally-available material, simple technics and tools to build Potato Towers to:
*Harvest a high yield of potatoes on a very limited surface,
*Lower potato watering effort (if needed),
*Lower potato harvesting effort,
*Bring foods closer to the kitchen,
*Inspire people through attractive green design.
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{{ {{tntn|Materials}}
|Material=*Parts:
**(8) Wooden poles (sturdy),
**(1*) Pipe (not available on site => we used stones rather than a pipe);
*Consumables:
**Flexible wood sticks (or hence fence wire),
**Banana leaves (or newspaper, carton),
**Stones (see *),
**Potato eyes,
**Soil,
**If available, compost,
**Water,
**Mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);
|Tools=*Tools (see FAQ & Troubleshooting? For other alternatives):
**(1) Panga (or machete, axe),
**(1) Spear (or djembe ),
**(1) Set of bags (or wheelbarrow, bucket)
**(1) Bucket (or arrosoir )
**(1)°Rope (or tape measurer);
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|Step_Title=How?
|Step_Content=
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|Step_Title=Gather construction material
|Step_Content=#Select sturdy eucalyptus tree trunks for poles,
#Use the panga to cut down the trunks,
#Use the panga to remove the branches from the poles,
#Collect the branches to later use them as flexible wood sticks,
#Use the panga to cut the trunks into poles,
#Collect banana leaves,
#Collect stones,
#Collect nine sticks,
#If possible, already collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);
{{Info|Our poles were approximately 4 feet \ 1m20 high and 4” \ 10 cm thick.}}
{{Info|The wood was harvested directly on the compound. Indeed, the compound integrates parcels dedicated to eucalyptus forestry. Eucalyptus is used for construction (hard wood), firewood, charcoal and as medicinal plant.}}
{{Info|Apparently, if one cuts down a eucalyptus, the tree grows a new trunk.}}
{{Info|If you did not collect enough wood sticks, you can later gather more branches and/or use other available material as flexible wood sticks.}}
{{Info|If you did not collect enough banana leaves, you can later gather more leaves and/or use other available material as envelope.}}
{{Info|We describe the procedure as implemented at Lake Bunyonyi; please feel free to adapt in accordance with your environment!}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Define the location where you want to install your potato tower
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Carry construction material to the location
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Prepare the location
|Step_Content=#If necessary, make the location flat before you install the potato tower,
#Place one of the collected stick at the center of the location,
#Insert the stick in the ground,
#Define the position of the poles around the stick (circle):
##Attach the rope to the stick,
##Extend the rope 1 to 2 feet \ 0,3 to 0,6 m from the stick,
##Place one of the collected stick at the end of the rope,
##Keep the 1 to 2 feet \ 0,3 to 0,6 m from the stick with the rope and move 1/8-turn around the central stick,
##Place one of the collected stick at the end of the rope,
##Repeat six times (one for each remaining pole),
##Remove the central stick,
##Stow the rope;
{{Info|Lake Bunyonyi Ecovillage has many slopes. We built a first structure to have a flat location (see picture).}}
{{Info|Those steps are really for the aesthetics. The rope allows you to have a circle shape. We did not do it.}}
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|Step_Title=Install the poles
|Step_Content={{Dont|As you dig, do NOT discard the soil / dirt you remove; keep the soil / dirt you remove available to install the poles.}}
#Select a stick,
#Remove the stick from the ground,
#Use the spear to dig a one-feet \ 30-cm deep hole where the stick was,
#Install the pole inside the hole,
#Fill the hole with stones and the soil / dirt you removed,
#Repeat seven times (one for each remaining pole);
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|Step_Title=Weave the flexible wood sticks between the poles to create a mesh
|Step_Content={{Info|Feel free to leave up to 8” \ 20 cm gap between each mesh layer / layer of waving.}}
{{Info|As far as possible, alternate inside / outside on each pole. It should look like a “big basket” at the end.}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Collect the planting material
|Step_Content=#If necessary, collect the stones (see ''"Gather construction material"''),
#Collect the potato eyes,
#Collect the soil,
#If available, collect the compost or other organic fertilizer solution you want to use for your potatoes,
#If necessary and possible, already collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Carry planting material to the location
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Build your potato tower
|Step_Content={{Dont|Do NOT let uncovered spaces around the potato tower. Even though potato leaves love the sun, the potatoes themselves might not be edible if the potatoes are in direct contact with the sun. Make sure that your banana leave envelope fills the gaps around the potato tower.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT always add potatoes on top of each other in the different layers. Potatoes will use the space available for them to grow. If you plant them one on top of each other, you might limit their development and size. On each layer, alternate the spot where you plant the potato eyes.}}
#Add stones in the center of the potato tower,
#Add a layer of banana leaves inside the structure of the potato tower,
#If necessary, mix the soil and the compost,
#Add the mix in the structure of the potato tower, between the banana leaves and the stones,
#Add the potato eyes:
##Add two or three potato eyes approximately 4” \ 10 cm from the outer part of the potato tower (from the banana leaves),
##Repeat approximately 8” \ 20 cm from the previous plantation spot,
##Repeat until you complete the circle;
#Repeat the two steps above until you reach the top of the banana leaves on this layer,
#Repeat steps above until you reach the top of the potato tower;
{{Info|Stones will allow the water to flow from the top to the bottom of the potato tower. This irrigation trick will keep the soil moist inside the potato tower; the potatoes will thank you for that one. Some use a pipe with holes.}}
{{Info|Banana leaves (or newspaper) are thin enough for the potato to understand the shortest way to catch the sun and let the stems pierce through. The banana leaves are also sturdy enough to hold the soil inside the tower; for newspaper, you might want a thinner mesh than the one we propose here.}}
{{Info|Feel free to plant other crops on top of your potato tower! Think about how long those crops will need to grow; if it takes the same amount of the time as the potatoes, go for it!
We planted beans on the side and on top of the potato tower to have a better yield.}}
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=If necessary, collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …)
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Install mulching material on top of your potato tower
|Step_Content={{Info|Mulch will keep your soil moist and protect the microorganisms you incorporated with your soil (among other very cool things mulch does... mulch! mulch! mulch!).}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Water!
|Step_Content=#Use a bucket to fetch water,
#Pour the water on the stones in the centre of the potato tower,
#Use a bucket to fetch water,
#Pour the water on the potato tower,
#If necessary, repeat;
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Let it grow
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Harvest
|Step_Content=#Remove the poles,
#Collect the potatoes from the ruins of your tower,
#Use the soil in your garden;
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Enjoy your meals
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Carry construction material to the location
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Prepare the location
|Step_Content=#If necessary, make the location flat before you install the potato tower,
#Place one of the collected stick at the center of the location,
#Insert the stick in the ground,
#Define the position of the poles around the stick (circle):
##Attach the rope to the stick,
##Extend the rope 1 to 2 feet \ 0,3 to 0,6 m from the stick,
##Place one of the collected stick at the end of the rope,
##Keep the 1 to 2 feet \ 0,3 to 0,6 m from the stick with the rope and move 1/8-turn around the central stick,
##Place one of the collected stick at the end of the rope,
##Repeat six times (one for each remaining pole),
##Remove the central stick,
##Stow the rope;
{{Info|Lake Bunyonyi Ecovillage has many slopes. We built a first structure to have a flat location (see picture).}}
{{Info|Those steps are really for the aesthetics. The rope allows you to have a circle shape. We did not do it.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Install the poles
|Step_Content={{Dont|As you dig, do NOT discard the soil / dirt you remove; keep the soil / dirt you remove available to install the poles.}}
#Select a stick,
#Remove the stick from the ground,
#Use the spear to dig a one-feet \ 30-cm deep hole where the stick was,
#Install the pole inside the hole,
#Fill the hole with stones and the soil / dirt you removed,
#Repeat seven times (one for each remaining pole);
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Weave the flexible wood sticks between the poles to create a mesh
|Step_Content={{Info|Feel free to leave up to 8” \ 20 cm gap between each mesh layer / layer of waving.}}
{{Info|As far as possible, alternate inside / outside on each pole. It should look like a “big basket” at the end.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Collect the planting material
|Step_Content=#If necessary, collect the stones (see ''"Gather construction material"''),
#Collect the potato eyes,
#Collect the soil,
#If available, collect the compost or other organic fertilizer solution you want to use for your potatoes,
#If necessary and possible, already collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …);
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Carry planting material to the location
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Build your potato tower
|Step_Content={{Dont|Do NOT let uncovered spaces around the potato tower. Even though potato leaves love the sun, the potatoes themselves might not be edible if the potatoes are in direct contact with the sun. Make sure that your banana leave envelope fills the gaps around the potato tower.}}
{{Dont|Do NOT always add potatoes on top of each other in the different layers. Potatoes will use the space available for them to grow. If you plant them one on top of each other, you might limit their development and size. On each layer, alternate the spot where you plant the potato eyes.}}
#Add stones in the center of the potato tower,
#Add a layer of banana leaves inside the structure of the potato tower,
#If necessary, mix the soil and the compost,
#Add the mix in the structure of the potato tower, between the banana leaves and the stones,
#Add the potato eyes:
##Add two or three potato eyes approximately 4” \ 10 cm from the outer part of the potato tower (from the banana leaves),
##Repeat approximately 8” \ 20 cm from the previous plantation spot,
##Repeat until you complete the circle;
#Repeat the two steps above until you reach the top of the banana leaves on this layer,
#Repeat steps above until you reach the top of the potato tower;
{{Info|Stones will allow the water to flow from the top to the bottom of the potato tower. This irrigation trick will keep the soil moist inside the potato tower; the potatoes will thank you for that one. Some use a pipe with holes.}}
{{Info|Banana leaves (or newspaper) are thin enough for the potato to understand the shortest way to catch the sun and let the stems pierce through. The banana leaves are also sturdy enough to hold the soil inside the tower; for newspaper, you might want a thinner mesh than the one we propose here.}}
{{Info|Feel free to plant other crops on top of your potato tower! Think about how long those crops will need to grow; if it takes the same amount of the time as the potatoes, go for it!
We planted beans on the side and on top of the potato tower to have a better yield.}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=If necessary, collect mulching material (corn stalks, rice hulls, hay, straw, dry leaves, BRF …)
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Install mulching material on top of your potato tower
|Step_Content={{Info|Mulch will keep your soil moist and protect the microorganisms you incorporated with your soil (among other very cool things mulch does... mulch! mulch! mulch!).}}
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Water!
|Step_Content=#Use a bucket to fetch water,
#Pour the water on the stones in the centre of the potato tower,
#Use a bucket to fetch water,
#Pour the water on the potato tower,
#If necessary, repeat;
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Let it grow
|Step_Content=
}}
{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Harvest
|Step_Content=#Remove the poles,
#Collect the potatoes from the ruins of your tower,
#Use the soil in your garden;
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{{ {{tntn|Tuto Step}}
|Step_Title=Enjoy your meals
|Step_Content=
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{{ {{tntn|Notes}}
|Notes=Please share with us with your remarks, comments, improvements, achievements, etc. and whatever the space available, feel free to grow potatoes!

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Potato Tower

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