It is a mutually beneficial natural cycle. "The compost made from cut weeds serves as a mulch that retains moisture and temperature and keeps the soil from hardening, and as the underground roots rot they loosen and aerate the soil," Chen says. "You need only poke at the soil gently once or twice to provide a crack for planting seeds."
「割除的雜草作成草葉堆肥，不但可保濕、保溫、讓土壤不變硬，埋藏底部的根部腐爛後，還能讓土地變得鬆軟、透氣，只需用手指輕輕撥兩下，就有孔隙可供播種，」陳惠雯說。