← 1.2 Constructing Water Retention Structures
Planting crops that use conserved water
Agriculture · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
Plant banana, sugarcane, napier or arrowroot on the structure so the held run-off is used in the garden.
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Other lessons in this sub-strand
- What surface run-off is
- Using run-off in the garden
- Water retention ditches
- Water retention pits
- Choosing a site and a structure
- Constructing a retention ditch
- Constructing a retention pit
- Planting crops that use conserved water