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Microclimate
| This pond
in the chook area was Klaas's project, mainly
because he wanted large fish in a garden-pond as a
hobby. He dug it by hand when he was thirteen
years old and it became a lot more than just a
fish-pond. He planted pigeon-peas around it and after they had grown we noticed that the
pond and the plants around it had created a
different microclimate in this area. A harsh dry
area was transformed into a humid sheltered place. |
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before only weeds had survived, now grew bananas,
lilies, a fig tree, a mandarine tree, a mulberry
tree, ginger, sweet potatoes, lemongrass and a lot
more. Klaas became quite interested in
permaculture, especially in the concept of edges
and started creating additions to his pond along
the lines of the Chinampa-System. |
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