Yr 2 (10/2/19) Mulch + 3cm compost

Excavating a soil pit on October 2nd 2019, after the second monsoon rain season. In this experimental plot we placed 3cm compost directly on the soil surface, seeded with native grass seeds, and overlaid compost and seeds with a 15cm layer of loosely stacked whole mesquite branches. Notice the robust growth of seeded native grasses in the foreground.