Gardening in a changing climate
Natural Method
To help fix a microclimate, one could grow a shelterbelt of evergreens around their land. Masanobu Fukuoka mentioned windbreaks at the end of his Sowing Seeds in the Desert, and he mentioned some varieties, including trees that grow quickly.[1] A shelterbelt is a line of windbreak trees. It's best to let in a little wind near the ground, so the other wind will go over the trees and softly land on the other side.[2] The trees should provide shelter up to several tree heights deep into the land, and this will keep the wind from drying out the plants inside.[2] This humidity will help your plants grow, and it may even make your farm or garden more tropical or one zone warmer.[3]
- ↑ Masanobu Fukuoka, Sowing Seeds in the Desert, (White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J. M. Caborn, Shelterbelts and Microclimate, (Edinburgh: Department of Forestry Edinburgh University, 1957)
- ↑ Natural Farming Center, Natural Farming with Panagiotis Manikis PART 4: "Shelter Belts"