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2. Patrick Blanc - Wikipedia

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   The felt is soaked by capillary action with this nutrient solution, which flows down the wall by gravity. The roots of the plants take up the nutrients they need, and excess water is collected at the bottom of the wall by a gutter, before being re-injected into the network of pipes: the system works in a closed circuit. Plants are chosen for ...

3. Raised-bed gardening - Wikipedia

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   A double skinned wall provides an air pocket of insulation that minimizes the temperature fluctuations and drying out of the soil in the garden bed. Sometimes raised bed gardens are covered with clear plastic to protect the crops from wind and strong rains. [7] Pre-manufactured raised bed gardening boxes also exist. [1]

4. Retaining wall - Wikipedia

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   A retaining wall is designed to hold in place a mass of earth or the like, such as the edge of a terrace or excavation. The structure is constructed to resist the lateral pressure of soil when there is a desired change in ground elevation that exceeds the angle of repose of the soil.

5. Weep (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   The other end of the rope is extended up into the cavity wall. The cotton can absorb the moisture inside the wall and wick it to the outside, but the converse is also true - it is possible for the cotton rope to wick a small amount of moisture from the outside to inside the wall. The process of evaporation is slower than with weep holes.

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7. Drip irrigation - Wikipedia

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   The wall thickness typically ranges from 0.1 to 0.6 mm (4 to 25 mils). Thicker-walled tapes are commonly used for permanent subsurface drip irrigation, and thinner-walled tapes for temporary throw-away systems in high-value crops. Water exits from tape through emitters or drippers.