Mulching makes for better produce and better prices at the market, according to local Solosolo farmer Amituana’i Pulepule.
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Amituna’i runs a certified organic farm and grows vegetables and fruit for the Women in Business Development Farm to Table, Organic baskets and Dried Banana programmes.
“I mainly use grass clippings and large leaves that I cut up and I can see the benefits through healthy, large vegetables that help me get good prices from my customers,” says Amituana’i.
His process of mulching also means he does not have to water his garden as often because the mulch holds water and then releases it slowly. It also reduces water evaporation from his soil because the mulch keeps the soil cooler.
Also mulch decays, it puts nutrients back into the soil that improve the soil.
The process also helps to draw and hold carbon into the soil, which is known as carbon sequestration.
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