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Gardeners are turning to a natural solution for low-cost erosion control — here's how to use it
Jute mesh is a type of "erosion control blanket" that protects the soil from erosion's impacts. Available online and at many garden stores, jute netting is woven from the fibers of the jute plant.
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Why soil is disappearing from farms
In Iowa they call it “black gold” – a fertile blanket ... years from 1959, soil structure and levels of organic matter had degraded while acidity had increased. “Erosion from the wind ...