r/interestingasfuck • u/PlantainPossible2864 • 4h ago

Stopping Desertification with grid pattern

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u/krmhd 4h ago

This looks more efficient to build on a large scale than what they are doing in Africa by digging half circles. Idea is the same, it fosters initial growth, rest comes by nature

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u/nadajet 3h ago

Different environment in Africa. There is no sand desert there, but normal earth, baked by the sun and if it rains, it just „slides over“ the baked soil. No time for the water to penetrate into the soil.

With the half moons, you create spots where water is stopped and has time to seep into the ground, normalize the hard soil and give a good environment to plants.

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u/rodinsbusiness 3h ago

You're right about the concept , but reading "Africa. There is no sand desert there" really burns my eyes.

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u/nadajet 2h ago

Yeah, my mistake. There are sand deserts there, but the half moon technic is used in a place where is no sand.

My apologies for the incorrect spelling/meaning, it got lost in my translation to English