Cutting and mulching trees

Some elder natural farmers like Iyyunniattan and Josephettan told me to grow as many trees as possible and cut and mulch unwanted ones. Green leaves keeps the energy from sunlight and this is fertility in the soil which is stored sun energy. If this energy is lost, it is lost for ever, farmers should tap as much sun energy as possible and later this can be converted to fertility.  Trees contains lot of nutrients and on decomposi...

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