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Questions tagged [erosion-control]

Controlling soil erosion in a horticultural setting

Soil erosion in a horticultural setting is typically due to water (e.g. erosion by rainwater runoff in a heavy storm) but it can also be gravity (steep slopes) or wind ("dust bowl").

Use this tag for questions about controlling erosion. This may include inert solutions (e.g. wooden barriers) and/or plant solutions (e.g. drought-tolerant long-rooted grasses).

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What can I plant to help dry out a wet area and prevent erosion?

I have cattails that have taken over a large section of my yard for years, which have made the land underneath deeply muddy and impassable. When I clear the cattails away, the sun will dry out the land in a matter of days, but eventually heavy rains…
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Fruit tree species with root system that help stabilizing earth and stop erosion?

Which species of fruit trees (or some other productive species, like nuts, berries, eathables ... can also help with its root system in stabilizing the earth, binding water and thus protect against erosion? If, in addition, it can help over time…
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Is a Corten steel planter strong enough to be used as retaining wall?

My backyard is sloped with various boulders and retaining wall bricks used to create random terraces and slopes (I wouldn’t consider them terraces more like slopes). I am trying to remove retaining wall blocks to create more space. Is a corten…
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