Today I found out about bunds.
And yet again we are shown how profoundly powerful simplicity can be.
Dig shallow holes, sow seeds, and stand back. 
Have a blessed day everyone. 
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I have great success doing this to grow succulent plants in our yard in the SW USA, where it doesnāt rain from May through October. I always called them ābermsā.
Just a low half-circle āwallā of soil around each plant, and in a āfish scaleā pattern.
See first image.
They channel and hold rain water. Preventing or at least greatly reducing water run-off and soil errosion.
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Thanks for sharing this amazing technique with all of us @Rogue !!!
All my in ground plants have ādonut moundsā around their bases which collect and channel all water to the roots of the plant versus watering the weeds 
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Pics or it didnāt happen! 
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Look up Brad Lancaster on YouTube. He has lots of videos. All about rainwater harvesting and planting in desert surroundings. Really cool stuff. The guy is real clever and will amaze you.
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True story, Iāve discovered him a while back, he wrote a couple of books too .
Thanks for bringing him up!
https://www.youtube.com/user/HarvestingRainwater
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I live in the same town as Brad and heās made a huge impact on it. Neighborhoods have been totally transformed using his techniques. We live in the desert SW and have severe water concerns. Very few households have lawns any more, as they were just a carryover from easterners moving here. Most have adapted to local or local adapted landscaping and water harvesting techniques. Many people (myself included) have large cisterns (500+ gallons) to capture rainwater from the roof.
Before you plant anything else, āPlant the water firstā
ā¦ oh yeah, and those books, āRainwater Harvesting for drylands and beyondā are extremely good for grasping this concept
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Thatās awesome! Thanks for sharing! This is real progress and empowerment!!!
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