By Niki Jabbour
Source: Savvy Gardener
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Climate change gardening is a set of tactics that make our yards and gardens more resilient to extreme weather as well as reduce our personal impacts on the climate. There are several ways to approach climate change gardening. You can use sustainable and organic gardening practices that put soil, biodiversity, and pollinators first. You can also plan to reduce plastic waste, up-cycle materials, and collect rainwater. Keep reading to discover 12 strategies for climate change gardening.
12 Strategies for climate change gardening
We can take action to reduce the impact of climate change on our gardens and communities. Below you’ll find 12 strategies to help you increase resilience and adaptability in your yard.
10. Start a compost pile
I’ve already mentioned the importance of feeding soil with organic amendments and one of the best materials to add to garden beds is compost. You can buy bags of compost from garden centres, but the ingredients and quality can vary. Starting a compost pile is an easy – and free – way to ensure a high quality amendment. There are many ways to compost: you can pile up materials and let them rot, you can buy or DIY a compost bin, or if you have a very small space, you can vermicompost or use the bokashi composting system.
Not everything can be added to a compost bin. I compost kitchen and yard waste, as well as seaweed (I’m lucky to live near the ocean), coffee grounds from a local cafe, and rotted straw. Because I have a big garden, I have two 4 by 4 foot compost bins as well as a rolling composter near my back door. To help fill them up, I also gather autumn leaves from neighbors. I turn my compost piles every few weeks in spring, summer, and fall, and after 6 to 9 months I have a dark, rich, crumbly compost to add to my garden beds.
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