Conservation Comment: Carbon in soil - Phil Thomsen
5 Apr, 2021 04:01 PM
4 minutes to read
Phil Thomsen writes about the benefits of composting.
Wanganui Midweek
There is a way that we can all do to reduce carbon dioxide build-up – we can remove it from the atmosphere ourselves, through our gardens.
Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere, converting it into complex foods, which can be used for their own vital functions, or else for food for humans (eg the feijoas and lettuces that we grow in our garden). However, this CO2 is then released back to the atmosphere through decomposition, unless it is retained in a long-term form, such as wood for construction, which is seldom the case with garden plants. ....