Tag: edible plants

• Plants as Regulators

  Ecological Function #3 Plants as Contributors to Environmental Regulation: Water – According to the EPA, about 30% of the average household’s water use in the United States is used outdoors, mostly for irrigating lawns and gardens. Besides the fact that people tend not to like the look of dormant grass (commonly referred to as a…

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  November 23, 2022

  Ecological Functions

  carbon sequestration, companion plants, compost, cover crop, Ecological Functions, edible plants, erosion, groundwater, lawn replacement, microbes, oxygen, phytoremediation, refugia, roots, soil, soil organic carbon, water management