Gardening in a changing climate: Difference between revisions

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. “Trees planted as windbreaks are valuable not only for preventing wind damage but also for maintaining the fertility of the soil, filtering water runoff, and generally improving the environment for all creatures.”<ref>Masanobu Fukuoka, ''Sowing Seeds in the Desert'', (White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012)</ref> 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.<ref name="Shelterbelts and Microclimate">J. M. Caborn, ''Shelterbelts and Microclimate'', (Edinburgh: Department of Forestry Edinburgh University, 1957)</ref> 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.<ref name="Shelterbelts and Microclimate" /> This humidity will help your plants grow, and it may even make your farm or garden more tropical or one zone warmer.<ref>Natural Farming Center, [https://inv.citw.lgbt/watch?v=O084Wd%20m1XQ Natural Farming with Panagiotis Manikis PART 4: "Shelter Belts"]</ref>